Allium vineale
Ail des vignes
Crow Garlic
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Sainte Baume |
| Flower colour | pink |
| Flower size | 4.5 mm |
| Flowering months | May, June, July, August |
| Leaf type | Linear |
| Height | 30-100 cm |
Description
Between the bulbs are long twisted leaf-like bracts. The whole structure is initially wrapped in a whitish papery bract, remnants of this are often visible. It has two ways of propagating, through seeds and through aerial bulbs.
Dry pastures, hillsides.
Flowers
A tall stem carries this unusual round flowerhead, 2.5 cm: small reddish-purple aerial bulbs topped sometimes with a few white-pinkish-greenish flowers.
Leaves
Linear narrow blade leaf, like grass. Broadly linear, cylindrical, 2-4 leaves.
Fruits Seeds
Capsule: splits open on 2 or more seams.
Edible
The whole plant has a garlic flavour, containing sulphur compounds.
Medical
All Alliums contain iron and vitamins and are slightly antibiotic.
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