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7-18-33 Allium angulosum L. Cote # 341, SUT
139 Fl. Bouveret marshies very common. Tracing by
either Cote or But one comes to this conclusion that there
are discrepancies as noted. Not well collected
but shows plainly its origin in creeping “souchie” or
“brandachie”. Bulb in old fleshy (Cote) white, its
thin scarios tunic only pierced. 1904-5 all at
base fat, linear, 3 to 5+ mm wide, not hollow.
1½ def. beeked and at base sometime seem
almost Δular, flatter towards tip (tip of tune)
does reaching to about (or below) middle) fat. St.
at 50-75 cm high striate angled & sometimes
twisted) at top ± definitely 2-edged. St lovely pithy
(not hollow). Spathe thin with no long point, short,
then infl and in time making a soft irregular
dish with ± concentric folds at base found?
Umbel 3-4.5 c diam., convex on top of many fls,
rather compact, fls not all opening at once but
pedicels will prol be ± all equal. Fls 5 mm high,
campanulate, segments bluntly acute, usually
dull rose (varying shades but in more than one
case) all fls in the head pure white. Pedicels twice
as long as perianth. Stamens all simple, the 3
inner with filaments broader at base than the
2 filaments full beeked on outside at base
there further lined along 1½ + mm long usually
exserted about ¼ their length above the perianth.
When periantly rose colored, the anthers are more