Nothoscordum gracile Calflora

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Taxon Report

Nothoscordum gracile (Aiton) Stearn

Slender false garlic

2017 Ron Vanderhoff

2001 CDFA

2021 Friends of Five Creeks volunteers

2017 Ron Vanderhoff

2001 CDFA

Nothoscordum gracile is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search (33 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Nothoscordum
Family:	Alliaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Nothoscordum fragrans
PLANTS	Nothoscordum borbonicum

Information about Nothoscordum gracile from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (NOGR3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/27/2023).