Amaryllidaceae

Few-flowered leek

Allium paradoxum (M.Bieb.) G.Don

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

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Few-flowered leek (Allium paradoxum) — FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)

Azerbaijani: Xəzəz soğanı
Czech: Česnek podivný
Dutch: Armbloemig look
English: Few-flowered leek
Finnish: Lumikellolaukka
German: Wunderlauch, Seltsamer Lauch, Wunder-Lauch, Berliner Bärlauch
hsb: Spodźiwny kobołk
mzn: سیرک
Norwegian Nynorsk: Snøklokkelauk
Persian: آلیوم پارادوکسوم
Polish: Czosnek dziwny
Russian: Лук странный
Swedish: Snödroppslök
Tamil: அலியம் பேரடாக்ஸம்
Welsh: Cenhinen brinflodeuog

Synonyms

Allium paradoxum var. normale Stearn
Scilla paradoxa M.Bieb.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: olmagon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Phillip Neal, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: captainclover, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duncan Brooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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). About our plant data.