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Allium vineale

Species category

Weed

Common name

wild garlic

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Wedge

Size

  • Length: 3 mm
  • Width: 1.5 mm
  • Thickness: 1 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Strong stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 at the base.

Identification notes

Seeds fairly long with two sides flat.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, California, D.C., Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi,  Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

AOSA examination list

Included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Liliaceae

Valid name

Allium vineale L.

Allium vineale.  Seeds are fairly long with two flat sides.
Allium vineale. Seeds are fairly long with two flat sides.