Broad-leaved Leek - Allium nigrum
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Species Description
Stace 4:
Allium nigrum L. - Broad-leaved Leek.
Stems to 80cm, terete; leaves flat, 30-80mm wide; inflorescence of flowers only; tepals 6-9mm, pink to white with green line; stamens shorter than tepals; filaments simple; (2n=16, 32). Neophyte-naturalised; garden plant naturalised in rough ground; few places in South England; South Europe.
key:
- Leaves glabrous
- Leaves >2cm wide