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Allium guttatum

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Spotted onion

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Allium guttatum, spotted garlic, is a species of wild garlic native to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula, the Aegean Islands, Turkey, Cyprus, Romania, and Ukraine (including Crimea). Described in 1809, by 1819 it was being cultivated in British gardens as an ornamental.

Description

A temperate herb in the onion family (Amaryllidaceae) with an edible bulb.

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Edible Uses

The bulb is eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Albania, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine,

Synonyms

Allium guttatum var. compactum (Batt. & Trab.) Franco & Rocha AfonsoAllium guttatum var. guttatumAllium involucratum Welw. ex Cout.and others

References (1)

  • Brevard County Edible Acres

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