three-cornered garlic

Allium triquetrum

Member of onions (genus Allium)
amaryllis family (family Amaryllidaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
white in flowering plants

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• leaf 2–3, ± = stem, flat
• infloresence generally ± 1-sided
• pedicels 15–25 mm
• flowers 10–18 mm, pendent, bell-shaped
• perianth parts lanceolate, entire
• ovary crest 0
• more common

Toxicity of wild garlic, wild onion (Allium spp.):
1 – Skin contact with these plants can cause symptoms ranging from redness, itching, and rash to painful blisters like skin burns.
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.

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Chris’s observations: 6 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Russian Ridge OSP: 4
• Long Ridge OSP
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 2
• May: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora