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Wild garlic

Allium ursinum L.

Description:

Perennial, herbaceous plant, sprouts early in spring. Related to chive, onion and garlic. They flower before deciduous trees leaf in the spring, filling the air with their characteristic garlic-like scent. The stem is triangular in shape and the leaves are similar to those of the lily of the valley. Unlike the related crow garlic and field garlic, the flower-head contains no bulbils, only flowers.

Habitat:

Grows in deciduous woodlands with moist soils, preferring slightly acidic conditions.

Notes:

Edible, delicious wild herb, flavor is similar to garlic. !!! grows often together with Convallaria majalis, Colchicum autumnale and Arum maculatum, which are poisonous, so please double-check before eating !!!

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Meik Meißner
Spotted by
Meik Meißner

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Spotted on Apr 5, 2011
Submitted on Apr 27, 2011

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