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Wild Leek
Allium ampeloprasum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Many-flowered GarlicAllium polyanthum
wild garlicAllium vineale
GarlicAllium sativum
wide leekAllium tricoccum
maritime wild leekAllium commutatum
LeekAllium porrum
Round-headed LeekAllium sphaerocephalon
Common OnionAllium cepa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,276 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 612 |
| Spain | 286 |
| Israel | 174 |
| Texas | 168 |
| Portugal | 131 |
| Andalucía | 80 |
| Central District | 64 |
| Illes Balears | 61 |
| Greece | 58 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | amaryllis, onions, and allies · Amaryllidaceae |
| Genus | onions · Allium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Wild Leek with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.