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Field Garlic (Allium vineale): Wild Onion with Many Names

Field Garlic (Allium vineale), also known as Stag's Garlic, Wild Garlic, or Crow Garlic, is a common perennial weed with hollow, cylindrical leaves and a strong garlic odor. In early summer, it produces a dense umbel of small, greenish-pink flowers, often replaced by bulbils. While edible, it's aggressive and difficult to eradicate. Included here for identification.

Taxonomic Information

Family:	Alliaceae
Genus:	Allium (AL-ee-um)
Species:	vineale (vin-AH-lee)
Synonym:	Allium assimile
Synonym:	Allium compactum
Synonym:	Allium laxiflorum
Synonym:	Allium littoreum
Synonym:	Allium nitens

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