Wild Leek / بصل العفريت / تومة العرب /

الكُرَّاث / بَصَل العِفْريت / تومت العرب / ثوم بري / ثومة العرب / ذرّة الثوم / كرات / كراث / كُراث الكروم / كُرّاث بَرّي / كُرَّاث نبطي /

Allium ampeloprasum L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Raw
  • Salads
Blooming period
April to May
Foraging period
February to April
Seed collection period
June to July
Potential medicinal uses
  • Analgesic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Hypotensive
  • Tonic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Violet
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Geophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Allium
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Wikidata item
Q148995
GBIF Item
Allium ampeloprasum L. (2856037)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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Citation

Allium ampeloprasum L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/461 accessed via barari.org on 8/12/2025.

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