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Wild Leek - Allium ampeloprasum

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Wild Leek Wild Leek - Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii dylan South Gloucester 7 Aug 2025, 4:43 p.m. 20 Jul 2025, 3:19 p.m.
Wild Leek Wild Leek - Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii dylan South Gloucester 7 Aug 2025, 4:43 p.m. 20 Jul 2025, 3:17 p.m.
Wild Leek Wild Leek - Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii dylan South Gloucester 7 Aug 2025, 4:43 p.m. 20 Jul 2025, 3:18 p.m.
Wild Leek Wild Leek - Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii dylan South Gloucester 7 Aug 2025, 4:43 p.m. 20 Jul 2025, 3:18 p.m.

Species Description

Scattered and localised only common in the far south-west. Habitat includes: roadsides, hedgebanks, tracksides, fields, coasts, cliffs, old ruins and settlements, streamsides, wasteland etc. Also sometimes a garden escape.

Useful Links:

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

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Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Wild Leek Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii 1 1 4 image for Wild Leek