Italian garlic
Allium pendulinum

Family: Amaryllidaceae

What it is like

A short onion plant with a bulb. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are 3-5 mm long and borne in a group spreading around the flower stalk. The flowers are white. It is like three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum).

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 Mediterranean climate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, San Marino, Sicily

How it is used for food

The leaves and bulbs are eaten raw in salads and also cooked.

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, root, bulb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Agghiu sarvaggiu, Aglio pendulo, Liscina

Synonyms

Allium album Spreng. [Illegitimate]; Allium triquetrum Sebast. & Mauri; Allium triquetrum subsp. pendulinum (Ten.) Regel; Allium triquetrum var. pendulinum (Ten.) K. Richt.;