Tulbaghia ludwigiana
Harv.
Scented wild garlic
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Summary
Source: WikipediaTulbaghia ludwigiana is a geophyte belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. The species is native to Eswatini and South Africa where it occurs in all provinces except the Free State.
Description
A onion type herb. The leaves are 8 mm wide or wider. The flowers are greenish brown with yellow lobes.
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Edible Uses
The leaves, rhizomes, roots, and flowers are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
Also put in the families Alliaceae and Liliaceae.
Also Known As
Ingotjwa, Mwelela, Sikhwa
References (3)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- 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
