Allium ampeloprasum

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Family:AMARYLLIDACEAE
Species:Allium ampeloprasum L.
Common Name:Wild Leek; Wild Elephant Garlic
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Wild Elephant Garlic is an introduced perennial from a bulb in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It is native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. In Alabama it is sometimes cultivated and escapes or persists around old home sites, along roadsides, along railroads, and in pastures. It is a perennial from a large ovoid bulb, forming clumps. Each bulb produces 6-9 leaves. The leaves are flat, channeled, linear in outline, with scabrid margins. The leaves are a gray-green color due to a waxy coating and have a strong odor of garlic when crushed. The leaves sheath the flowering stem and typically have begun to wither by flowering. Flowers are produced in an umbel on an erect, round, hollow scape up to 3 feet in height. From 3-5 persistent bracts enclose the umbel before flowering. The umbel consists of up to 500 individual flowers. Individual flowers are urceolate with 6 erect white, white with purplish stipes, or pinkish tepals. The fruit is a capsule. Both the bulbs and leaves of Wild Elephant Garlic are edible, but has a somewhat strong flavor. It is considered to be the wild ancestor of the Common leak, Elephant Garlic, Pearl Onion, Egyptian Leek, and Persian Leek. It is sometimes planted around gardens to deter deer, rabbits, and moles. It grows best in a rich, well-draining soil in full sun. Bulbs can be dug after flowering and divided to increase the number of plants.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE - Amaryllis family
Genus Allium
Species Allium ampeloprasum L. - Wild Leek; Wild Elephant Garlic

Citation

Citation Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 294. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: ENGLAND. Steep Holm Is. Newton in Petiver, Hort. Sicc. Angl. (lectotype: BM-SL 152: 153). Lectotypified by de Wilde-Duyfjes, Taxon 22: 59. 1973.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Cleburne, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU101379 Lawrence 24 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2769		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AUA000026850 Conecuh 27 Jun 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11293		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
AMAL00011644 Jefferson 01 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12259		 AMAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
TROY000043069 Lawrence 08 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4919		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
TROY000034073 Marengo 20 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2446		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0037848 Cleburne 09 Jul 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14825		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
UNA00061257 Sumter 27 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11798		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L. var. ampeloprasum
TROY000026496 Sumter 27 Apr 2003 Spaudling, Daniel D.
11798		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AMAL00017784 Butler 20 May 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20725		 AMAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
JSU101491 Talladega 11 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11411		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
TROY000043705 Conecuh 14 May 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27397		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
TROY000032461 Montgomery 01 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22296		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0004675 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3190		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
TROY000045060 Autauga 18 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
851		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum (Linnaeus)
UNA00007137 Tuscaloosa 21 May 1977 Cox, Cathy
14		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L.
JSU129303 Etowah 21 May 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8177		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AUA000026851 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3674		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
UWAL0046963 Autauga 18 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
851		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum (Linnaeus)
AUA000026856 Jefferson 1 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12259		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
UNA00064530 Chilton 16 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15472		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AMAL00016487 Chilton 16 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15472		 AMAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
ALNHS00005906 Lee 02 Jun 2018 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#4138		 ALNHS
Allium ampeloprasum L.
JSU101380 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17825		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AUA000026852 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3674		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
TROY000026016 Butler 26 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19340		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0011322 Butler 22 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19340		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AMAL00011341 Randolph 03 Jun 1989 Nixon, Christoper F.
4424		 AMAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
UNA00066926 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3190		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AUA000027270 Limestone 3 Jul 1971 White, Dudley
037		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
TROY000011104 Pike 15 May 1995 Ashton, Buffy
5		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AMAL00007282 Sumter 27 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11798		 AMAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AUA000026857 Lee 1 Aug 1966 Schmitton, H.R.
 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
AUA000026859 Marengo 18 Jul 1969 Simonds, E.P.
103		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
TROY000026494 Jefferson 01 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12259		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0045846 Tuscaloosa 24 Mar 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15149		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
JSU101490 St. Clair 15 May 1984 Baldwin, D. Dean
 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0057177 Jackson 20 Jun 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11820		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AUA000026855 Dallas 3 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
269		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
TROY000038527 Bullock 20 Jun 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1656		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
JSU101378 Jackson 20 Jun 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
837		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
TROY000026015 Bullock 03 Jul 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19524		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0008601 Montgomery 01 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22296		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AUA000026849 Chilton 16 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15472		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
TROY000026493 Chilton 16 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15472		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
ALNHS00007630 Chambers 26 JUN 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4614		 ALNHS
Allium ampeloprasum L.
UWAL0002738 Marengo 30 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2446		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AMAL00015908 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3190		 AMAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AUA000026853 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3674		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
JSU101377 Bibb 07 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1985		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
TROY000026495 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3190		 TROY
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0004674 Butler 20 May 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20725		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum L.
AUA000026860 Pike 3 Jun 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
920		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
UNA00065826 Jefferson 01 May 2005 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12259		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L.
UWAL0014203 Bullock 20 Jun 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1656		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AUA000026858 Macon 28 Jun 1971 Hayden, Iii, C.J.
036		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
UNA00007137 Tuscaloosa 21 May 1977 Cox, Cathy
14		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L.
JSU101376 Bibb 07 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1985		 JSU
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
UWAL0033040 Conecuh 14 May 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27397		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
AUA000026854 Crenshaw 4 Jun 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9209		 AUA
Allium Ampeloprasum L.
ALNHS00005358 Lee 24 FEB 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
CSP-398		 ALNHS
Allium ampeloprasum L.
UNA00007142 Pickens 05 Jun 1971 Kral, Robert
43028		 UNA
Allium ampeloprasum L.
UWAL0017244 Lawrence 08 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4919		 UWAL
Allium ampeloprasum Linnaeus
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