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Allium subhirsutum L.

hairy garlic (Amaryllidaceae)

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Allium subhirsutum is native to the Mediterranean Basin and Brittany, and is also a popular garden plant.

Middleton (VC12: North Hampshire); 2020-05-13

 hairy garlic / Allium subhirsutum: _Allium subhirsutum_ is native to the Mediterranean Basin and Brittany, and is also a popular garden plant.

Allium subhirsutum has pure white tepals, and its anthers are brownish, rather than the paler yellow of Allium trifoliatum.

Middleton (VC12: North Hampshire); 2020-05-13

 hairy garlic / Allium subhirsutum: _Allium subhirsutum_ has pure white tepals, and its anthers are brownish, rather than the paler yellow of _Allium trifoliatum_.

The leaves of Allium subhirsutum have a row of straggly hairs along the margins.

Dorsington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-05-26

 hairy garlic / Allium subhirsutum: The leaves of _Allium subhirsutum_ have a row of straggly hairs along the margins.

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