Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Allium triquetrum L.
Family : LILIACEAE
Genus : Allium
Catalan common name : Allassa blanca. Vitracs.
Spanish common name : Lágrimas de la Virgen.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March. April.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Path and road sides, humid soils.
Uses and properties : Aromatic.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This is an unmistakable Allium because of its stalks which are triangular in cross section. It forms umbels of hanging white flowers. It flowers very early on and can be found in damp, shady places, often at the edge of woods, both in soil and in cracks between stones.
