Allium vineale (bulb)

Species category

Weed

Common name

wild garlic

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

BulbletsBulblet:
A small, vegetatively-produced bulb that can function reproductively as a seed (e.g., Allium spp. and Poa bulbosa).

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length: 6 mm
  • Width: 2.5 mm
  • Thickness: 2.5 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

End is pointed.

Identification notes

BulbletsBulblet:
A small, vegetatively-produced bulb that can function reproductively as a seed (e.g., Allium spp. and Poa bulbosa).
somewhat narrower than those of A. canadense. BulbletsBulblet:
A small, vegetatively-produced bulb that can function reproductively as a seed (e.g., Allium spp. and Poa bulbosa).
are vegetative, not true seedsTrue seed:
A mature ovule containing an embryo, seed coat (testa), and nutritive tissue, without any attached fruit structures.
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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

Not included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Liliaceae

Valid name

Allium vineale L. (bulb)

 Allium vineale  (bulb). Bulblets are somewhat narrower than those of  A. canadense . Bulblets are vegetative, not true seeds.
Allium vineale (bulb). Bulblets are somewhat narrower than those of A. canadense. Bulblets are vegetative, not true seeds.