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Allium ampeloprasum
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*Allium ampeloprasum* is a species of plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, belonging to the genus *Allium*. It is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Asparagales. The species produces a fruit type known as a capsule. Common names for this taxon include Wild Leek, broadleaf wild leek, cenhinen wyllt, Cennin gwyllt, and pór zahradní.
The IUCN Red List assessed the conservation status of *Allium ampeloprasum* as Least Concern in 2016. The species is native to Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, and Iraq. Occurrence records have been documented in the United States, Mexico, Romania, Italy, and Croatia.
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Species
Least ConcernWild Leek
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Il porro (Allium ampeloprasum L.) è una pianta erbacea monocotiledone biennale della famiglia delle Amaryllidaceae. È simbolo nazionale del Galles.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 968
- With media
- 737
- Family
- Alliaceae
- Collections
- UTEP, CHAS, INECOL, MICH, BRIT, ANHC
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Romania, Italy, Croatia, Spain
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- Allium ampeloprasum
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- poletni luk
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- has fruit type
- capsule
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- A. ampeloprasum
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- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium. The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek. Its native range includes southern Europe, southwestern Asia and North Africa, but it has been cultivated and naturalized in many other countries.
Allium ampeloprasum has been differentiated into five cultivated vegetables: leek, elephant garlic, pearl onion, kurrat, and Persian leek.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allium ampeloprasum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.