Amaryllidaceae
Field garlic
Allium oleraceum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- ثوم زيتي
- arz
- ثوم زيتى
- Belarusian
- Цыбуля агародная, Часнок палявы, Часнык палявы
- Bulgarian
- Полски чесън
- Czech
- Česnek planý
- Danish
- Vild Løg
- Dutch
- Moeslook
- English
- Field garlic
- Estonian
- Rohulauk
- Finnish
- Nurmilaukka
- French
- Ail des jardins, Ail des champs
- German
- Kohl-Lauch, Gemüse-Lauch, Glocken-Lauch, Ross-Lauch
- hsb
- Dźiwi kobołk
- Hungarian
- Érdes hagyma
- Icelandic
- Villilaukur
- Latvian
- Krūmāja sīpols
- Macedonian
- Полски лук
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Villøk
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Vill-lauk, Villauk
- os
- Быдираг хъæдындз
- Polish
- Czosnek zielonawy
- Russian
- Лук огородный
- Slovenian
- Zelenjadni luk
- Swedish
- Backlök
- Tamil
- அல்லியம் ஓலேரேசியம்
- Urdu
- لہسن بستانی, Field garlic
- Welsh
- Garlleg y maes
Synonyms
- Allium complanatum Boreau
- Allium intermedium G.Don
- Allium oleraceum var. carinatum Nyman
- Allium oleraceum var. latifolium W.D.J.Koch
- Allium oxypetalum G.Don
- Allium pallens var. pseudooleraceum Seregin
- Allium parviflorum Thuill.
- Allium scabrum Gilib.
- Allium virens Lam.
- Allium virescens Lam.
- Cepa oleracea (L.) Bernh.
- Codonoprasum alpicola Jord. & Fourr.
- Codonoprasum complanatum (Boreau) Fourr.
- Codonoprasum intermedium Rchb.
- Codonoprasum oleraceum (L.) Rchb.
- Codonoprasum viridiflorum Schur
- Porrum oleraceum (L.) Moench
- Raphione oleracea (L.) Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 332 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jens Ullenius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Saskia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marko Vainu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jens Ullenius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.