Allium decipiens

Fisch. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb ?

The bulb is reported as edible, though this is marked as uncertain in the source data.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, Europe,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

An onion herb in the Amaryllidaceae family from temperate regions.

Wikipedia

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Allium decipiens is a Eurasian species of garlic in the amaryllis family native to eastern Europe and western Asia. Allium decipiens has a spherical bulb. The Scape can go up to 100 cm tall. The leaves are flat and linear-lanceolate. The Umbel is hemispherical with many flowers crowded together. The Tepals are whitish with a dark green midvein. The Ovary is green. subspecies Allium decipiens subsp. decipiens - Ukraine, European Russia, Western Siberia, Altay Krai, Caucasus, Turkey Allium decipiens subsp. quercetorum Seregin - Crimea, northwestern Caucasus

Names & Synonyms

Allium bifolium Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Allium decipiens subsp. decipiens

References (1)

Brevard County Edible Acres

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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