Allium montanum

Planinski luk

Amaryllidaceae Edible: Leaves, Bulbs 1,876 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

The scientific name Allium montanum has been used for at least six different species of Allium. Allium montanum Schrank – the only legitimate name, first used in 1785, now considered a synonym of Allium schoenoprasum The following names are synonyms for other species: Allium montanum F.W.Schmidt, nom. illeg. = Allium lusitanicum Allium montanum Guss., nom. illeg. = Allium tenuiflorum Allium montanum Rchb., nom. illeg. = Allium flavum subsp. flavum Allium montanum Sm. , nom. illeg. = Allium sibthorpianum Allium montanum Ten., nom. illeg. = Allium cupani subsp. cupani

Description

A temperate onion herb in the Amaryllidaceae family with edible leaves and bulbs.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten fresh in salads, and both leaves and bulbs are edible portions.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are eaten fresh in salads.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Balkans, Bosnia, Europe, Slovenia,

Notes

They have also been put in the family Alliaceae. Not in The Plant List. It could be Allium schoenoprasum as one of its synonyms with authority Schrank.

References (2)

Cerne, M., 1992, Wild Plants from Slovenia used as Vegetables. Acta Horticulturae 318.
Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232