On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 10:06 AM, David Ehrlich <idavide@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Is there any easy way to distinguish between Allium triquetrum and Allium > neapolitanum? Hi David, Allium triquetrum is named for the distinctive inflorescence spike (peduncle) that is 3-sided. In the Bay Area, find a white flowering Allium at this time and feel to see if the penduncle is 3-sided. If it is, you've got yourself A. triquetrum. Nhu Berkeley, CA -- Babinana rubrocyanea is starting to bloom to much excitement! -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/