Tulbaghia cameronii is a species of wild garlic in the family Amaryllidaceae.
It is found in tropical east Africa, notably Cameroon, Tanzania, the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, in woodland and woodland grassland on sandy soils and at an altitude of 1000âÂÂ1500 m.
Tulbaghia cameronii is a perennial plant that grows to 45 cm in height, with a rootstock diameter of between 1.5 and 2.5 cm. Leaf-bases are reddish brown in colour, and 12.5âÂÂ37 cm long, linear-lanceolate. The bracts are small and pinkish, up to 3 cm in length.
Perianths of T. cameronii are greenish white to purple, the tube 5âÂÂ8 mm. The seeds of this plant are sub-crescent shaped, and between 3 and 3.5 mm long.
Flowers and leaves of T. cameronii are sometimes harvested in the wild, and are somewhat edibile when cooked. It is eaten as a side dish mixed with other ingredients. It has no known medical uses.