''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a

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to Africa, belonging to the

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. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion subfamily. The genus was named for Ryk Tulbagh (1699–1771), one time governor of The Cape of Good Hope. Most species are native to the Eastern Cape Province of

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. As is common to many members of the Allioideae, when their leaves are bruised they produce a distinct

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smell, hence its common name. The flowers are borne in an

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. Each flower has six narrow

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Tulbaghia acutiloba ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

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Tulbaghia aequinoctialis ''Tulbaghia aequinoctialis'' is a plant in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion ...

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Tulbaghia alliacea ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

'' L.f., syn. ''Tulbaghia affinis'' – Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa # ''

Tulbaghia calcarea ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

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Tulbaghia cameronii ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

'' Baker – Cameroon, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia # ''

Tulbaghia capensis ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

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Tulbaghia cernua ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

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Tulbaghia coddii ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

'' Vosa & R.B.Burb. – Mpumalanga # ''

Tulbaghia cominsii ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

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Tulbaghia dregeana ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

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Tulbaghia friesii ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

'' Suess. – Nyanga Mountains of Mozambique + Zimbabwe # ''

Tulbaghia galpinii ''Tulbaghia'' (wild garlic or society garlic) is a genus of monocotyledonous herbaceous perennial bulbs native to Africa, belonging to the amaryllis family. It is one of only two known genera in the society garlic tribe within the onion sub ...

'' Schltr. – Cape Province # '' Tulbaghia leucantha'' Baker – Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia # '' Tulbaghia ludwigiana'' Harv. – Eswatini, South Africa # '' Tulbaghia luebbertiana'' Engl. & Krause – Namibia # '' Tulbaghia macrocarpa'' Vosa – Zimbabwe # '' Tulbaghia montana'' Vosa – Cape Province # '' Tulbaghia natalensis'' Baker – Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal # '' Tulbaghia nutans'' Vosa – Mpumalanga # '' Tulbaghia pretoriensis'' Vosa & Condy – Gauteng # '' Tulbaghia rhodesica'' R.E.Fr. – Tanzania, Zambia # '' Tulbaghia simmleri'' Beauverd – Northern Province # '' Tulbaghia tenuior'' K.Krause & Dinter – Cape Province, Namibia # '' Tulbaghia transvaalensis'' Vosa – Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal # '' Tulbaghia verdoornia'' Vosa & R.B.Burb. – Cape Province # ''

Tulbaghia violacea ''Tulbaghia violacea'', known as society garlic (also known as pink agapanthus, wild garlic, sweet garlic, spring bulbs, or spring flowers) is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Amaryllidaceae'', indigenous to southern Africa ( KwaZulu ...

'' Harv. – Society garlic''Tulbaghia violacea'' on Floridata
/ref> – Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal; naturalized in Tanzania + Mexico ;formerly included A few names have been coined using the name ''Tulbaghia'', but applied to species now considered better suited to the genus '' Agapanthus''. * ''Tulbaghia africana –

Agapanthus africanus ''Agapanthus africanus'', or the African lily, is a flowering plant from the genus ''Agapanthus'' found only on rocky sandstone slopes of the winter rainfall fynbos from the Cape Peninsula to Swellendam. It is also known as the lily-of-the-Nile ...

'' * ''Tulbaghia heisteri –

'' * ''Tulbaghia minor –

'' * ''Tulbaghia praecox – Agapanthus praecox''

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Amaryllidaceae genera Flora of Africa Allioideae {{Amaryllidaceae-stub