Allium tricoccum (commonly known as ramp, ramps, ramson, wild leek, wood leek, or wild garlic) [2] [3] is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae. It is a North American species of wild onion or garlic found in eastern North America.

Ramps are a spring ephemeral species in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) that is native to rich, moist, deciduous forests and bottoms of eastern North America, from Quebec to Georgia and west to Minnesota. In NC they are native to the mountains.

Wild Leeks are renowned for their edible bulbs and leaves that have a mild onion flavor. The foliage dies back as the flower stalk emerges. Throughout June and July, buds burst out of their papery confines and open to reveal creamy-white flowers that bloom in a bountiful, domed cluster.

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2023年6月14日 · Ramps (Allium tricoccum) are a native plant commonly called wild leaks found growing as an ephemeral in moist woodlands of the Appalachian mountain range in eastern North America. As an early springtime ephemeral, it disappears within a month or two and remains dormant until the following spring.

Allium tricoccum – commonly known as ramps, but also is sometimes called wild leek, spring onion, or ramson – is frequently collected and sold at farmers markets or served in upscale restaurants in the spring as a delicacy for its strong garlic-like odor and sweet spring onion fl avor.

2023年3月20日 · A ramp or wild leek (Allium tricoccum) is an edible wild onion found across the eastern and midwestern United States. This article describes ramp biology and ecology (habitat).

Allium tricoccum – commonly known as ramps but also is sometimes called wild leek, spring onion, or ramson – is frequently collected and sold at farmers markets or served in upscale restaurants in the spring as a delicacy for its strong garlic-like odor and sweet spring onion flavor.

A. tricoccum used to be locally common in Apple Valley in wooded areas on slopes facing north. It is easy to cultivate but relatively slow to spread because the seedlings take several years to grow large enough to flower.

Allium tricoccum Lily family (Liliaceae) Description: This herbaceous perennial plant produces basal leaves 4-9" long and 1½-3½" across on short petioles (usually 2-3 per bulb). The basal leaves are ovate-oval to ovate-elliptic, light to medium green, …