Tulbaghia acutiloba

Harv.

Wild garlic

Amaryllidaceae Edible: Plant, Bulb, Leaves, Rhizome, Root, Flower 761 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Tulbaghia acutiloba, one of many plants named wild garlic, is a species of plant in the Allioideae subfamily of the Amaryllidaceae family. First described by William Henry Harvey in 1854, it is found in the countries of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.

Description

A subtropical herb of the amaryllis family, related to onions, with edible bulbs, leaves, rhizomes, roots, and flowers.

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Edible Uses

Young plants are cooked as a vegetable. They are also used for flavouring and as a preservative.

Traditional Uses

Young plants are cooked as a vegetable. They are also used for flavouring and as a preservative.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa*, Swaziland, Zambia,

Notes

Also put in the families Alliaceae and Liliaceae.

Also Known As

Lisela, Liselwa, Safothofotho

References (8)

Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 255
https://growwild.co.za Edible Indigenous plants
Jacot Gillarmod, 1971,
Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
Ogle & Grivetti, 1985,

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Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 8
Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 9
Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179