Amaryllidaceae

Ramp

Allium tricoccum Aiton

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

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Ramp (Allium tricoccum) — FlowerPhoto: Kiernan Blouin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: كراث بري
Chinese: 北美野韭, 北美野韮, 野韭蔥
English: Ramp, Wild leek
Finnish: Kielolaukka
French: Oignon sauvage
German: Ramps
Indonesian: Bawang liar
Japanese: アッリウム・トリコックム
Norwegian Bokmål: Ramsløk
Persian: پیازچه بهاری

Synonyms

Aglitheis tricocum (Aiton) Raf.
Allium pictum Moldenke
Ophioscorodon tricoccon (Aiton) Wallr.
Validallium tricoccum (Aiton) Small

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kiernan Blouin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mason Heberling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: RMSE, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robert Roach, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Skyler Principe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Zifkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.