Allium baeticum
Boiss.
Wild leek
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Bulb, Flower
The leaves, bulbs, and flowers are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Africa, North Africa, Orient, Tunisia,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
Allium baeticum, known as wild leek, is an onion in the family Amaryllidaceae found in temperate regions.
Names & Synonyms
Korath
Allium ampeloprasum var. duriaeanum (J. Gay) Bonnet & BarratteAllium baeticum var. occidentale Cout.Allium baeticum var. papillosum (H. Lindb.) Maire & WeillerAllium duriaeanum J. GayAllium margaritaceum var. papillosum H. Lindb.Allium savarinii Sennen
References (2)
- Dop, M. C., et al, 2019, Identification and frequency of consumption of wild edible plants over a year in central Tunisia: a mixed-methods approach. Public Health Nutrition: 23(5), 782–794
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
