Allium ursinum

BEAR'S GARLIC. BUCKRAMS. GIPSY ONION. HOG'S GARLIC. RAMSONS. Europe and northern Asia. Gerarde^[1], 1597, says the leaves were eaten in Holland. They were also valued formerly as a pot-herb in England, though very strong^[2]. The bulbs were also used boiled and in salads^[3]. In Kamchatka this plant is much prized. The Russians as well as the natives gather it for winter food^[4]. Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.

1. ↑ Gerarde, J. Herb. 142. 1597.
2. ↑ Johnson, C. P. Useful Pls. Gt. Brit. 271. 1862.
3. ↑ Gerarde, J. Herb. 142. 1597.
4. ↑ Glasspoole, H. G. Ohio State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 29:428. 1874.

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