Flora of Victoria

Bulb subglobose, 1–2 cm diam., usually with numerous bulblets. Scape triangular in section, 10–50 cm long, initially suberect, prostrate in fruit. Leaves almost basal, usually 2–5 per bulb, slightly channelled, rather fleshy, 15–50 cm long, 5–20 mm wide. Umbel 5–10-flowered, loose, flowers drooping; pedicels 1–2.5 mm long; spathe of 2 linear bracts, sometimes deciduous; perianth campanulate, segments oblong, 10–18 mm long, white with green central stripe; stamens shorter than the perianth segments and shortly united to them at base. Capsule ovoid, c. 6–7 mm long. Flowers Aug.–Nov.

*CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *GipP, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *NIS, *OtP, *OtR, *Strz, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *WPro. Also naturalised WA, SA, NSW, Tas. Native to the western Mediterranean region. A declared noxious weed in Victoria, often forming pure swards in moist, shaded sites in bushland, gardens and roadsides, mostly in the south (Portland, Port Campbell, Melbourne suburbs and nearby hills, Strzelecki Range) with outlying occurrences in the north-east (Euroa-Wangaratta area).

The arillate seeds are attractive to ants which are regarded as important dispersal vectors.

Source: Conran, J.G. (1994). Liliaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2018-12-03

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Asparagales

family Amaryllidaceae

genus Allium

Higher taxa

species Allium triquetrum L.

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Allium triquetrum in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Allium triquetrum in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	naturalised
Victorian Riverina	present	naturalised
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Otway Plain	present	naturalised
Warrnambool Plain	present	naturalised
Goldfields	present	naturalised
Central Victorian Uplands	present	naturalised
Greater Grampians	present	naturalised
Dundas Tablelands	present	naturalised
Northern Inland Slopes	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	naturalised
Wilsons Promontory	present	introduced
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	naturalised
Otway Ranges	present	naturalised
Strzelecki Ranges	present	naturalised

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania

Allium triquetrum L.

Three-corner Garlic

Victoria

State distribution