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Scented wild garlic
Tulbaghia ludwigiana

Family: Amaryllidaceae


What it is like

A onion type herb. The leaves are 8 mm wide or wider. The flowers are greenish brown with yellow lobes.

Also put in the families Alliaceae and Liliaceae.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, rhizomes, root, flowers


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Ingotjwa, Mwelela, Sikhwa

Synonyms