Family: Liliaceae Lily Family
Mostly perennial herbs from starchy rhizomes, corms, or bulbs.
Genus: Allium Onion
About 1250 species of perennial or biennial bulbous herbs that produce chemical compounds that give them a characteristic onion or garlic taste and odor.
Scientific Name: Allium vineale L.
Common Name(s): Wild Garlic, Field Garlic, Wild Onion, Scallions
Growth Type: perennial
Species Description:
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 | Caption: Wild garlic's large bulbs and roots and it's aerial bulbils located at the top of the mature plant.
ID: Hrb-ALLVI-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
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Keyword(s): flowering, fruit, mature, root
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