Allium oleraceum L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Amaryllidaceae

• Scientific Name

  Allium oleraceum L.

• Description

  Species Description - Bulbs ovoid-conic, 1–2 cm; stem slender, 3–6 dm; lvs linear, flat, 8–30 cm × 2–4 mm; umbel erect, subtended by 2 elongate linear bracts, bearing a few sessile bulblets and numerous nodding, red-purple or violet fls; stamens usually exsert, the filaments all slender; 2n=32, 40. Native of Europe, rarely adventive in our range.

• Common Names

  field-garlic