Amaryllidaceae
Broadleaf wild leek
Allium atroviolaceum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- ثوم بنفسجي داكن
- Armenian
- Սոխ մուգ մանուշակագույն
- arz
- ثوم بنفسجى داكن
- Bulgarian
- Чернолилав лук
- Czech
- Česnek černofialový
- English
- Broadleaf wild leek
- Georgian
- Ყანის ნიორი
- Icelandic
- Glitlaukur
- Persian
- آلیوم آترویلاکئوم
- Russian
- Лук чёрно-фиолетовый, Лук черно-фиолетовый
- Turkish
- Lifli körmen
Synonyms
- Allium ampeloprasum subsp. atroviolaceum (Boiss.) K.Richt.
- Allium ampeloprasum var. atroviolaceum (Boiss.) Regel
- Allium atroviolaceum var. caucasicum Sommier & Levier
- Allium atroviolaceum var. firmotunicatum (Fomin) Grossh.
- Allium atroviolaceum var. ruderale Grossh.
- Allium firmotunicatum Fomin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Liva Erkul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Виктория Билоус, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: paul d', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Виктория Билоус, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Михаил Орлов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Allium
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasumAmaryllidaceae
- OnionAllium cepaAmaryllidaceae
- GarlicAllium sativumAmaryllidaceae
- RamsonsAllium ursinumAmaryllidaceae
- ShallotAllium ascalonicumAmaryllidaceae
- Welsh onionAllium fistulosumAmaryllidaceae
- Broadleaf wild leekAllium ampeloprasumAmaryllidaceae
- Chinese chivesAllium tuberosumAmaryllidaceae
- Wild garlicAllium vinealeAmaryllidaceae
- Sand leekAllium scorodoprasumAmaryllidaceae
- RakkyoAllium chinenseAmaryllidaceae
- Field garlicAllium oleraceumAmaryllidaceae
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.