Allium triquetrum (three-cornered leek, "Mitsukadonegi")

Japanese name: ミツカドネギ （三角葱）
Scientific name: Allium triquetrum

[Overview]
A perennial 20–60 cm tall that forms a bulb underground.
The whole plant has a distinctive fragrance.
2–3 leaves grow from the base; they are flat and linear, with a ridged vein on the underside.
The flower stalk is triangular in cross section and bears an umbel at the tip with 4–19 white, bell-shaped flowers.
The tepals are 10–18 mm long, with a green stripe in the center.

[Uses]
The whole plant is eaten.

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