Allium guttatum

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Spotted onion

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Allium guttatum
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Allium guttatum
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Allium guttatum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb ?

The bulb is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Albania, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine

How to Identify

A temperate herb in the onion family (Amaryllidaceae) with an edible bulb.

Wikipedia

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Allium guttatum, spotted garlic, is a species of wild garlic native to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula, the Aegean Islands, Turkey, Cyprus, Romania, and Ukraine (including Crimea). Described in 1809, by 1819 it was being cultivated in British gardens as an ornamental.

Names & Synonyms
Allium guttatum var. compactum (Batt. & Trab.) Franco & Rocha AfonsoAllium guttatum var. guttatumAllium involucratum Welw. ex Cout.and others
References (1)
  • Brevard County Edible Acres

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