Field garlic
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| Allium oleraceum L. |
Field garlic (Allium oleraceum) is an onion that grows wild in dry places in northern Europe. It reproduces by seed, bulbs and by the production of small bulblets in the flower head (similarly to the Wild Onion Allium vineale). Unlike A. vineale however, it is very rare with Field garlic to find flower-heads containing bulbils only.[1] In addition, the spathe in Field Garlic is in two parts.[1]. Field Garlic is native to Eurasia, but can also be found in the United States near Illinois.
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This plant prefers partial or full exposure to sunlight. Field Garlic tends to grow in slightly moist, heavy clay-like soil, although it will grow just fine in other soils. This plant spreads quickly, much like a weed, and can be difficult to get rid of.2
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- ^ a b The Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain p.382.
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