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Allium ursinum

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Allium ursinum

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Also known as ransoms, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, ramsons garlic, ramsons, buckrams

species of plant, herb

OverviewAI-generated

*Allium ursinum*, commonly known as wild garlic, ramsons, or Bär-Lauch, is a species of plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It belongs to the genus *Allium* and is classified within the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is a perennial geophyte that produces a capsule fruit. It is named after *Ursus arctos* and is utilized as a food plant, vegetable, and spice.

The plant has been assessed by the IUCN Red List as Least Concern, with a status recorded in 2011. Occurrence data indicates 373,271 records, while iDigBio holds 2,455 records and 1,599 media files. Collections are held by institutions including the University of Alberta Museums, CHAS, UTEP, DEK, and UAM. Documented locations include Poland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, and Norway.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Allium ursinum

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Observations recorded373,271

Der Bärlauch (Allium ursinum) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Allium und somit verwandt mit Schnittlauch, Zwiebel und Knoblauch. Die in Europa und Teilen Asiens vor allem in Wäldern verbreitete und häufige, früh im Jahr austreibende Pflanzenart ist ein geschätztes Wildgemüse und wird vielfach gesammelt. Bärlauch wird auch Bärenlauch,[1] Knoblauchspinat, wilder Knoblauch, Waldknoblauch, Rinsenknoblauch,[2] Hundsknoblauch,[2] Hexenzwiebel, Ramsen oder Waldherre genannt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 1.1 Vegetative Merkmale 1.2 Generative Merkmale 2 Inhaltsstoffe 3 Verbreitung und Standorte 4 Ökologie 4.1 Ausbreitung 4.2 Nahrungsbeziehungen 4.3 Krankheiten 5 Systematik 6 Trivialnamen 7 Nutzung 7.1 Bärlauch in der Küche 7.2 Verwechslungsgefahr mit Giftpflanzen 7.3 Medizinische Nutzung 7.4 Rechtliche Situation in Deutschland 8 Literatur 9 Weblinks 10 Einzelnachweise Beschreibung Illustration aus Flora Batava, Volume 11 Blütenstand Detailansicht der radiärsymmetrischen, dreizähligen Blüten An geschützten Standorten sprießt Bärlauch bereits im März aus dem Schnee Vegetative Merkmale Der Bärlauch ist eine ausdauernde krautige Pflanze, die eine Wuchshöhe von etwa 20 bis 30 Zentimet

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,455
With media
1,599
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CHAS, UTEP, DEK, UAM, NCSC
Recorded in
Poland, United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Norway, United States, Moldova, Republic Of, Switzerland
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
edible wild plant
Parent taxon
Allium
Named after
Ursus arctos
Image
Allium ursinum - Museo Tazzetti Herbarium 76-2024.tif
Has use
vegetable
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Commons category
Allium ursinum
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Allium ursinum
Commons gallery
Allium ursinum
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2413
taxon common name
čemaž
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
has fruit type
capsule
short name
A. ursinum
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Encyclopedic overview

Wild garlic in Hampshire, UK Allium ursinum, known as wild garlic, ramsons, cowleekes, cows's leek, cowleek, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, Eurasian wild garlic, onion grass, or bear's garlic, is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Eurasia, where it grows in moist woodland. It is a wild relative of onion and garlic, all belonging to the same genus, Allium. There are two recognized subspecies: A. ursinum subsp. ursinum and A. ursinum subsp. ucrainicum.

Etymology

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