Taxon

Tulbaghia alliacea

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Common name: Wildeknoffel, Wildeknoflok, Wild garlic, Woodland garlic
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)
Distribution: Southern Africa
Habitat: Variable and widespread
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: A very widespread Soutern African bulb that grows on a wide variety of soils and habitats. It looks similar to Tulbaghia capensis, but its floral lobes are completely fused. T. alliacea has several recorded uses in South Africa, including culinary and medicinal. The leaves have been recorded to be used as a herb in cooking. Medicinally it has been used to treat fits, fevers, rheumatism and paralysis.
Links: Plantz Africa - medicinal fact sheet • Red List of South African Plants • Useful Tropical Plants • iNaturalist.org • Khumbula Indigenous Nursery

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