Amaryllidaceae
Threecorner leek
Allium triquetrum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- ثوم مثلث
- arz
- ثوم مثلث
- Catalan
- Allassa blanca, Vitracs
- Chinese
- 三棱韭
- Corsican
- Sambula, Agliu salvaticu, Purriolu, Sammula
- Czech
- Česnek trojrohý
- Dutch
- Driekantig look
- English
- Threecorner leek, Triquetrous garlic, Three-cornered leek
- French
- Ail à trois angles, Ail a trois angles, Ail triquètre
- German
- Glöckchen-Lauch, Dreikant-Lauch
- kab
- Bibras
- kw
- Kennin trihornek
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Trekantlauk
- Russian
- Лук трёхгранный
- sc
- Appara
- Scottish Gaelic
- Creamh trì-cheàrnach, Creamh nan trì ceàrn
- Spanish
- Ajetes rizados
- Swedish
- Sloklök
- Welsh
- Garlleg trionglog
Synonyms
- Allium medium G.Don
- Allium opizii Wolfner
- Allium triquetrum var. bulbiferum Batt. & Trab.
- Briseis triquetra (L.) Salisb.
- Nectaroscordum triquetrum (L.) Galasso & Banfi
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ian Rainbow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paucabot, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Webb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.