Leeks
| Title |
Leeks |
| Caption |
Allium canadense L. - meadow garlic |
| Source |
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 499. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. |
| Date |
1913 |
| URL |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=alca3_001_avd.tif |
| Creator |
Nl Britton and A Brown |
| Type |
Drawing |
| Copyright |
1913 |
| Origin |
Internet |
| Notes |
Hariot p.17 “. . . also Leekes differing little from our in England . . . we eat . . . naturall inhabitants never.”; The most logical candidate for this plant is “Wild Onion” Allium canadense L. I believe that our Wild Onion is much smaller in stature than European Leeks. However, like the leek, A. canadense has a flattened leaf, unlike its close relative Wild Onion (A. vineale), naturalized from Europe.; Radford, 1968, p.430 “Wild Onion” Allium canadense L. ; |
Occurrences
Leeks
