Allium moschatum
L.
Muscat garlic
AmaryllidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb ?
The bulb is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant.
Albania, Europe, Mediterranean,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A temperate to Mediterranean herb of the Amaryllidaceae family, related to onions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Allium moschatum is a Eurasian species of wild onion with a range extending from Spain to Iran. Allium moschatum is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are born in umbels on top of thin, wiry scapes rarely more than 15 cm tall; tepals white with a thin but prominent purple midvein. It usually grows in clearings of bushes, dry pastures and stony environments. Formerly included Allium moschatum var. brevipedunculatum, now called Allium korolkowii Allium moschatum var. dubium, now called Allium korolkowii
Names & Synonyms
Allium capillare Cav.
Allium moschatum var. borzhomicum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium setaceum Waldst. & Kit.
References (1)
- Brevard County Edible Acres
