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Allium triquetrum is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium (onions and garlic) native to the Mediterranean basin. It is known in English as three-cornered leek (or in New Zealand as onion weed); both the English name and the specific epithet triquetrum refer to the three-cornered shape of the flower stalks.

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1. (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/78425154@N00/2173499036
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_triquetrum

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