Difference between revisions of "Allium ampeloprasum"
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| + | ''Allium ampeloprasum'' Linn. GREAT-HEADED GARLIC. LEVANT GARLIC. WILD LEEK. Europe and the Orient. This is a hardy perennial, remarkable for the size of the bulbs. The leaves and stems somewhat resemble those of the leek<ref>Burr, F. ''Field, Gard. Veg.'' 124. 1863.</ref>. The peasants in certain parts of Southern Europe eat it raw and this is its only known use<ref>''Bon Jard.'' 414. 1882.</ref>. [[Allium (Sturtevant, 1919)#Allium ampeloprasum|Sturtevant, ''Notes on edible plants'', 1919]]. | ||
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| + | ''Allium porrum'' Linn. LEEK. Voir [[Allium (Sturtevant, 1919)#Allium porrum|Sturtevant, ''Notes on edible plants'', 1919]]. | ||
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Allium ampeloprasum
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| Genus | Allium |
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Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
Uses summary
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Description
1, habit leek plant; 2, habit of flowering bulbous plant.
harvested plants
inflorescence
A. cepa (spring onion, left) and A. ampeloprasum (leek) on the market
Popular names
Classification
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Uses
Allium ampeloprasum Linn. GREAT-HEADED GARLIC. LEVANT GARLIC. WILD LEEK. Europe and the Orient. This is a hardy perennial, remarkable for the size of the bulbs. The leaves and stems somewhat resemble those of the leek[1]. The peasants in certain parts of Southern Europe eat it raw and this is its only known use[2]. Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.
Allium porrum Linn. LEEK. Voir Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.
