Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum
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| Genus | Allium |
2n =
Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
Uses summary
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
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Classification
Cultivars
History
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].
Allium porrum Linn. LEEK. See Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.