Field Garlic

Synonyms:   Wild Garlic

Scientific Name:   Allium vineale


Grass-like leaves are smooth, round, and hollow, whereas leaves of similar-appearing Wild Garlic (Allium canadense) are flat and not hollow. All parts are edible: leaves, flowers, and underground bulbs. Native to Eurasia. Alternative family name: Liliaceae

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Field Garlic


Genus species: Allium vineale
Common Names: Field Garlic,Wild Garlic
Family Name: Amaryllidaceae  
Perennial herbs from bulbs; leaves basal, flat and parallel-veined; toxic if ingested; position of ovary varies by subfamily, the Agapanthoideae and Allioideae have superior ovaries, while the Amaryllidoideae (e.g.--- Daffodil) have inferior ovaries.
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Alliaceae  
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Identified by:A. Swanson
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