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Hairy Garlic |
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| Nomenclature |
Species name: |
Allium subhirsutum L. |
Author(s): |
Carl von Linné;
Sweden, 1707-1778
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Synonyms: |
Allium ciliatum, Allium clusianum, Allium hirsutum, Allium niveum, Allium loiseleurii |
Common names: |
Hairy Garlic |
Maltese names: |
Tewm Muswafi, Tewm Selvagg |
Plant Family: |
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Status: |
Native |
Name Derivation: | Allium = The classical latin name for garlic. (Latin origin)
subhirsutum = Slightly hairy. (Latin origin) |
Remarks: |
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| Specifications & Description |
Life Cycle: | Perennial |
Habitat: | Rocky places, waste places and sometimes at valley sides. |
Frequency: | Undetermined |
Localities in Malta: | Frequent namely at Selmun, Mistra, Buskett/Clapham Junction, and Ramla l-Hamra (Gozo). |
Plant Height: | 20-40cm. |
| Apr - May |
Poison: | Data not available |
A
delicate,
perennial
plant
surviving
summer
by
its
underground
spherical
bulbs
covered
with
a
pale
tunic.
Smaller
bulbils
are
formed
every
year.
The
plant
forms
3
to
4
leaves
that
are
3-9mm
wide,
linear,
soft,
very
long
(15cm
-
30cm)
and
taper
to
a
pointed
tip.
They
are
slightly
ciliated,
hence
the
name
"hairy
garlic"
or
"subhirsutum"
though
the
fine
hair
is
confined
only
to
the
leaf
margins.
A
scape
of
about
20-45cm
long
is
formed
in
late
Winter
and
exposes
its
sparce
umbel
of
about
20
flowers
from
April.
The
spathe
is
short,
oval-shaped
with
a
short
pointed
tip.
The
flowers
have
fairly
long
pedicels
(stalks)
ranging
from
15-35mm
long.
Each
flower
has
6
pure-white
perianth
segments
(petals)
which
are
spread
out
and
usually
indipendant
from
each
other
or
osometimes
verlap
slightly
just
at
their
margins.
They
are
6-9mm
long
with
a
blunt
tip.
There
are
6
stamens
about
half
as
long
as
the
perianth
segments.
The
anthers
are
orange-brown
which
can
become
pale
yellow
when
covered
with
their
pollen.
The
central
superior
ovary
is
pale
green
and
have
a
short
inconspicuos
style
and
stigma.
The
fruit
is
an
oval
3mm
capsule
that
splits
open
into
3
compartments
when
ripe
to
liberate
its
small,
black
seeds.
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