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Allium moly L.

yellow garlic (Amaryllidaceae)

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Allium moly is a garden plant and occasional escapee, native to the mountains in the eastern half of Spain, and a small area of south-western France.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-19

 yellow garlic / Allium moly: _Allium moly_ is a garden plant and occasional escapee, native to the mountains in the eastern half of Spain, and a small area of south-western France.

With its broad, flat, glaucous leaves and yellow flowers, Allium moly is very distinctive within the genus.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-19

 yellow garlic / Allium moly: With its broad, flat, glaucous leaves and yellow flowers, _Allium moly_ is very distinctive within the genus.

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