Amaryllidaceae

Broadleaf wild leek

Allium ampeloprasum L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

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Broadleaf wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum) — FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (44)

Arabic: كراث نبطي, بصل العفريت
Armenian: Այգեպրաս, Ձիասխտոր
arz: كراث نبطى
Asturian: Puerru
azb: کاوار
Azerbaijani: Üzüm soğanı
Bulgarian: Гроздов лук, Белоцветен лук
Chinese: 象大蒜, 南欧蒜, 韭葱
Croatian: Poriluk
Czech: Pór zahradní, Pór letní
Danish: Porre-Løg
dsb: Tłusty kobołk, Porej
Dutch: Prei
English: Broadleaf wild leek, Garden leek
Estonian: Viinamäelauk, Porro, Porru, Porrulauk
Finnish: Kesäpurjo
French: Poireau perpétuel, Poireau d'été
frr: Gäärslook
Galician: Allo porro, Porro
German: Ackerlauch, Ackerknoblauch, Elefantenknoblauch, Riesenknoblauch, Sommerknoblauch, Ägyptischer Lauch
grc: Ἀμπελόπρασον
Greek: Άλλιον το αμπελόπρασο, Πράσο, Άγριο πράσο
Hebrew: שום גבוה
hsb: Tołsty kobołk, Porej
Hungarian: Francia v. nyári hagyma
Japanese: リーキ
kab: Tarnast
Korean: 코끼리마늘
Macedonian: Див праз, Праз, Широколистен див праз
mzn: انگیسن
Norwegian Bokmål: Perleløk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Villpurre
Pashto: ايليم امپيلوپراسم
Persian: تره, تره کوهی, گندنه
Portuguese: Alho-porro-bravo, Alho-porro, Alho-poró, Porro, Alho porro bravo
Quechua: K'ita pulla, Kita pulla
rsk: Порилук
Russian: Лук виноградный, Лук белоцветный, Лук белоцветковый
Slovenian: Poletni luk, Por
Spanish: Ajoporro, Ajo chilote, Ajo de las vinas, Ajo de las viñas, Ajo puerro silvestre, Ajoborde, Ajoporro de monte, Ajos de ciguena
Tamil: இராகூச்சிட்டம்
Turkish: Pırasa
Welsh: Cenhinen wyllt, Cennin gwyllt
zza: Sirek

Synonyms

Allium adscendens Kunth
Allium albescens Guss.
Allium ampeloprasum f. holmense (Asch. & Graebn.) Holmboe
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. euampeloprasum Hayek
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. halleri Nyman
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. leucanthum (K.Koch) K.Richt.
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. porrum (L.) Hayek
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. thessalum (Boiss.) Nyman
Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) Syme
Allium ampeloprasum var. bertolonii (De Not.) Nyman
Allium ampeloprasum var. bulbiferum Syme
Allium ampeloprasum var. bulgaricum Podp.
Allium ampeloprasum var. caudatum Pamp.
Allium ampeloprasum var. gasparrinii (Guss.) Nyman
Allium ampeloprasum var. gracile Cavara
Allium ampeloprasum var. holmense Asch. & Graebn.
Allium ampeloprasum var. leucanthum (K.Koch) Ledeb.
Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.) J.Gay
Allium ampeloprasum var. pylium (De Not.) Asch. & Graebn.
Allium ampeloprasum var. wiedemannii Regel
Allium ascendens Ten.
Allium babingtonii Borrer
Allium bertoloni De Not.
Allium byzantinum K.Koch
Allium duriaeanum Regel
Allium durieuanum Walp.
Allium firmotunicatum var. album Grossh.
Allium gasparrinii Guss.
Allium halleri G.Don
Allium halleri Bab.
Allium holmense Mill. ex Kunth
Allium kurrat Schweinf. ex K.Krause
Allium laetum Salisb.
Allium leucanthum K.Koch
Allium leucanthum var. tridentatum Ogan.
Allium lineare Mill.
Allium multiflorum DC.
Allium porraceum Gray
Allium porrum L.

and 14 more.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 267 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: joy russell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniela Costa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruno Peixoto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zidat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.