Nothoscordum gracile

Basic information
Scientific name	Nothoscordum gracile	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Nothoscordum fragrans
Common names	Wild onion, Onion weed, Fragrant false garlic
Higher taxon	Alliaceae, Asparagales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	North America
Habitat	Crop field, shrub, urban area.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Ibaraki, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Mie, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Kagawa, and Tokushima Prefs.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Late 19C (1867-1885).
Route	Deliberate: Possibly as ornamental plant.
Impact	Competition with native and crop species. Carrying viruses. Native organism(s) affected: Native and crop plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Africa, Australia, etc.

Reference	Notes
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.