© Graham Day
© Graham Day
Map updated: March 2008
:: Flora of Northern Ireland ::
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| Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii | Liliaceae | leek |
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© Graham Day |
© Graham Day |
Map updated: March 2008 |
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| Species Description: |
| This is a similar to the cultivated culinary leek (Allium porrum) but the flowers are lilac or purple in colour (not white). The stems are up to 4 feet tall with long narrow leaves. The flowers are produced in rounded clusters called umbels which also have small bulbils mixed in among them. It is a rare species, probably an ancient introduction, in a few places by the sea. |
| All names: Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) Syme; Allium babingtonii Borrer |
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