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Common Name: wild garlic, field garlic
Scientific Name: Allium vineale L.
Family Name: Liliaceae - Lily Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - perennial, reproducing from seed and bulblets (underground and aerial) bulb

stems - upright, smooth, waxy growth habit 1, growth habit 2, growth habit 3

leaves - round, hollow, waxy, sheath at base; on lower section of stem hollow leaves

flowers - greenish-white, small, stalked above aerial bulblets cluster

other - onion-garlic scent when bruised or crushed; present in spring (mostly) or fall

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