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Allium canadense

Common names Canada garlic, Meadow Garlic, Wild onion, Meadow onion...and others.

Taxonomy: Plantae • Magnoliophyta • Liliopsida • Liliales • Liliaceae • Allium

Varieties: canadense, ecristatum, fraseri, hyacinthoides, lavandulare, lavendulare, mobilense, ovoideum, robustum

Other tags Liliopsida

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About this species

Called wild garlic in N. America, though not to be confused with our native wild garlic, A. ursinum. This species grows about 18 inches tall and can spread quite freely when well sited. There is a form that produces bulbils and this is a pernicious weed in America. The form available in this country, however, is much better behaved. Both leaves and flowers have a delicious mild flavour whilst the bulb is crisp and mild with a pleasant flavour that is a leek or garlic substitute according to whose taste buds you believe.

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