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Allium ampeloprasum (Wild Leek)

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Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (Leek)

Allium ampeloprasum. Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium.

Allium ampeloprasum

The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek. Its native range is southern Europe to western Asia, but it is cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in many countries. Allium ampeloprasum is regarded as native to all the countries bordering on the Black, Adriatic, and Mediterranean Seas from Portugal to Egypt to Romania. In Russia and Ukraine, it is considered invasive except in Crimea, where it is native. It is also native to Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Iran and Iraq. Ackerlauch. Allium ampeloprasum. Allium ampeloprasum [edit] Familia: Amaryllidaceae Subfamilia: Allioideae Tribus: Allieae Genus: Allium Subgenus: A. subg.

Allium ampeloprasum

Allium Subgenus: A. sect.