Allium ampeloprasum L.

Alliaceae
DISTRIBUTED BY
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
CULTIVATED PLANTS
Allium ampeloprasum L. (Ampeloprasum group)
BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
U.S.A.: Illinois: Chicago. Cultivated in garden at
831 W. Buckingham Street.
Cultivated herb. Bulb white, sparingly forming bulb-
lets. Strong odor of garlic. Stems glaucous. Infl.
bracts calyptrate, caducous. Pedicels pale pink. Te-
pals white to pale pink with medial green stripe.
Filaments white. Anthers pale yellow.
N.v. "ajo macho" - grown from bulbs purchased in cen-
tral market, Tingo Maria, Dept. Hu&nuco, Peru, Dec.
1981. (Plowman 11286). In Peru, used medicinally
rather than for food.
Coll. Timothy Plowman 13032
July 1983
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