Allium Ursinum (Wild Garlic)
Introduction
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Allium Ursinum (Wild Garlic)
Image: © Richard Hoare Taken: 6 May 2023
Wild garlic or ramsons are a pleasing sight in British woodlands, producing a haze of white flowers from April to June. The leaves are edible and add a garlic flavour to salads. However, their persistent bulbs and spreading habit can make them a problem in some gardens. The second half of the Latin name, ursinum, refers to the fact that brown bears loved to eat the bulb. This also gave rise to two of its common names – bear’s leek and bear garlic. (per RHS, and Woodland Trust.) It is illegal to dig them without the landowners permission. Foraging of leaves and flowers is however permissible.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.037101
Longitude
-3.803044