Society Garlic (Tulbaghia cominsii)

Society garlic Plants within genus Tulbaghia are tough South African plants from the Amaryllidaceae family, clump-forming with narrow leaves and tall flower stalks holding umbels of pretty, star-shaped flowers from late spring until autumn.

If one crushes the foliage, a distinct garlic smell is released, hence the common name. Indeed, even lightly brushing past can release the smell. Amaryllidaceae,Asparagales,Australia,Flora,Geotagged,Spring,Tulbaghia cominsii,botany,macro,new south wales,pink flowers,society garlic

Appearance

An evergreen bulbous plant with tufts of fine grassy foliage and pretty whitish pink flowers, which smell of cloves, on thin stems.

Distribution

Native range is E. Cape Prov. (King William's Town).

Habitat

Tulbaghia cominsii Vosa is a very localised Eastern Cape species with starry white flowers that smell like cloves. It is confined to a few populations near King Williams Town where it grows between rocks in a dolerite outcrop.

References:

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http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542770-1
https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Tulbaghia

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Angiosperms
Class	Monocots
Order	Asparagales
Family	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Tulbaghia
Species	Tulbaghia cominsii

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