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Allium ampeloprasum

 
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Allium ampeloprasum - cenhinen wyllt, Levant garlic, great-headed garlic, blue leek, pearl onion, elephant garlic, vine leek, great-headed leek
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Common name: cenhinen wyllt, Levant garlic, great-headed garlic, blue leek, pearl onion, elephant garlic, vine leek, great-headed leek
Family: Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis family)
Synonym: Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii, Allium ampeloprasum var. bulbiferum, Allium babingtonii, Allium porrum
Distribution: Asia to Mediterranean, Macaronesia
Habitat: Forest, Marine, Rocky areas
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Regional red list: Vulnerable
National red list: Least concern
Hardiness: (H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber) • Geoffyt (bwlb, cormau neu cloronen)
Usage: Edible
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Allium (AL-ee-um): Ancient Latin name for garlic.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: ampeloprasum (am-pel-oh-PRAY-sum): Comes from the Greek ampelos- (vine), and -prason (leek).
Blodyn Sir Cymru / County Flower of Wales: Caerdydd/Cardiff
Description: Blooms in summer with spherical umbels of small, tightly-packed, pale purple flowers. Height to around 1m.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society • BSBI Plant Atlas 2020

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