Few-flowered Garlic (Allium paradoxum)
Introduction
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Few-flowered Garlic (Allium paradoxum)
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 19 Apr 2025
Also known as Few-flowered Leek, this is not a welcome sight. It is a highly invasive alien that out-competes native species. Unfortunately it is very well established along the Water of Leith and most other watercourses in the city
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Image Location
Latitude
55.951878
Longitude
-3.222324