West Highland Flora

Crow Garlic


Allium vineale

Other name: Wild Onion

Allium vineale

Photo © David Fenwick
Wild Flowers of the Plymouth Area
1 Jul 2004 Plymouth

Rare in Argyll and extremely rare further north.  In dry coastal grassland or rock crevices.

Flowerhead diameter c 12-20 mm.  Leaves c 2 mm wide.

ID: Flowerhead consists of mostly (or all) bulbils; flowers few or none.

Other features: Smells of garlic.  Leaves and stems tubular.  Bulbils pink-purple.  Flowers, if present, pinkish, on stalks c 10-20 mm long.  Picture on left shows bulbils putting out new shoots while still on the plant.  Flowerhead when young enclosed by broad papery bract with long tapering point.

 

Allium vineale

Photo © Dr Stephen Bungard
26 May 2004 Brochel, Raasay


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