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Allium porrum L.

Allium porrum L.

Leek
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Allium porrum L.. A leek is a biennial vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes colloquially called a "stem" or "stalk".

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Allium porrum L. — seeds, tools & books

Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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