Amaryllidaceae
Lily leek
Allium moly
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- ثوم عشبي
- arz
- ثوم عشبى
- Azerbaijani
- Moli soğanı
- Chinese
- 金韭, 黄花茖葱, 莫莉蔥
- Czech
- Česnek zlatožlutý
- English
- Lily leek, Yellow garlic, Moly, Yellow onion, Golden garlic
- Finnish
- Keltalaukka
- French
- Ail doré, Ail dore
- German
- Gold-Lauch, Sommer-Bärlauch
- Japanese
- キバナノギョウジャニンニク
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gulløk, Gull-løk
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Gullauk
- Polish
- Czosnek południowy
- Russian
- Лук моли, Лук золотистый, Лук золотой
- Spanish
- Suspiros del sol
- Swedish
- Guldlök
- Tamil
- மஞ்சள் பூண்டு
- Welsh
- Garlleg melyn
Synonyms
- Allium aureum Lam.
- Allium flavum Salisb.
- Allium moly var. bulbilliferum Rouy
- Cepa moly (L.) Moench
- Kalabotis moly (L.) Raf.
- Molyza moly (L.) Salisb.
- Nectaroscordum moly (L.) Galasso & Banfi
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tracy PW, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Céline, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Wright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Clematis, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zanchetta Fabio, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MEILLAN maité, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martine Duret-Boulanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harald Hauska, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.