''Nothoscordum'' × ''borbonicum''

Onion weed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Allioideae
Genus:Nothoscordum
Species: N. × borbonicum
Binomial name
Nothoscordum × borbonicum

Nothoscordum × borbonicum, also known as honeybells,[1] fragrant false garlic[2] and onion weed, is a bulbous perennial. It has become naturalized as a nearly cosmopolitan weed.[3] The whitish flowers are sweetly scented. It is a hybrid between N. entrerianum and N. gracile.[4]

The binomial names Nothoscordum fragrans and Nothoscordum gracile have also been applied to this plant.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Nothoscordum borbonicum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Knud Rahn. 1998. "Alliaceae" pages 70-78. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume III. Springer-Verlag: Berlin;Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978-3-540-64060-8
  4. ↑ "Nothoscordum × borbonicum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-02-27


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