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Society Garlic
Society Garlic
Tulbaghia violacea
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Southern Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds, Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Society Garlic is a flowering plant native to southern Africa and also naturalized in Tanzania and Mexico. It is a bulbous perennial plant that produces tall spikes of pink or purple flowers.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Tulbaghia
Species
Tulbaghia violacea