Field garlic, Crow Garlic, Wild garlic, British wild garlic
Allium oleraceum
Family: Amaryllidaceae
What it is like
An onion family plant. A bulb plant. It grows to 60 cm high. Bulbs are 1-2 cm across.
There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating! They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in dry grassy places in Britain.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Australia, Britain, Canada, Caucasus, China, Czech, Estonia, Europe, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, North America, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, Turkey, Türkiye, USA
How it is used for food
The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used raw. The bulbils are eaten raw or cooked.
Edible parts
Flowers, leaves, root, bulb, bulbils, spice
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seed or by dividing the clumps. The bulbils can also be planted.
Its other names
Local names
Erdes hagyma, Metslook, Vill-lauk