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Allium roseum

Park Terrace, near Bealey Ave, Christchurch.<br>Photographer: William Reinders, Date taken: 24/11/2024, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Park Terrace, near Bealey Ave, Christchurch.<br>Photographer: William Reinders, Date taken: 24/11/2024, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Park Terrace, near Bealey Avenue, Christchurch.<br>Photographer: William Reinders, Date taken: 24/11/2024, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Park Terrace, near Bealey Avenue, Christchurch.<br>Photographer: William Reinders, Date taken: 24/11/2024, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

rosy garlic

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Allium roseum L. 1753

Synonyms

Allium roseum subsp. bulbiferum

Ecology

Year naturalised

1958

Origin

Mediterranean

Other information

Etymology

allium: Possibly from the Latin word for garlic or the Celtic word all ‘pungent’ or ‘burning’