- Nothoscordum × borbonicum
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Nothoscordum × borbonicum Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Plantae clade: Angiosperms clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Subfamily: Allioideae Genus: Nothoscordum Species: N. × borbonicum Binomial name Nothoscordum × borbonicum
KunthNothoscordum × borbonicum, also known as Onion Weed, is a bulbous perennial. It has become naturalized as a nearly cosmopolitan weed.[1] The whitish flowers are sweetly scented. It is a hybrid between N. entrerianum and N. gracile.[2]
The binomial names Nothoscordum fragrans and Nothoscordum gracile have also been applied to this plant.[1]
References
- ^ a b 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
- ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do, retrieved 2011-05-25, search for "Nothoscordum borbonicum"
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