Amaryllidaceae

Wild garlic

Allium vineale L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

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Wild garlic (Allium vineale) — FlowerPhoto: ÖkopatóPál, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (38)

ang: Crāƿlēac, Crāwlēac
Arabic: ثوم كرمي
Armenian: Սոխ խաղողի այգու
arz: ثوم كرمى
Azerbaijani: Üzüməbənzər soğan
Basque: Sorgin-baratxuri
Belarusian: Цыбуля вінаградная
Bulgarian: Див чесън
Catalan: All de vinya
Czech: Česnek viničný
Danish: Almindelig Sandløg, Sand-Løg
Dutch: Kraailook
English: Wild garlic, Crow garlic, Stag's garlic, Wild onion, Onion grass
Estonian: Nurmlauk
Finnish: Hietalaukka
French: Ail des vignes
German: Weinberg-Lauch, Weinberglauch, Weinbergs-Lauch, Weinbergslauch
hsb: Psyči kobołk
Latvian: Vīnkalnu sīpols
Lithuanian: Dirvinis česnakas
Macedonian: Лозарски лук
nds: Kreilook
Norwegian Bokmål: Strandløk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Strandlauk
pcd: Al soevåjhe, Alhieus, Doesse-soevåjhe, Òn·nhion batàr
Persian: پیاز الیکائی
Polish: Czosnek winnicowy
Portuguese: Alho-das-vinhas, Alho das vinhas
Romanian: Usturoi sălbatic
Russian: Лук виноградничный, Лук виноградниковый, Лук виноградный
Slovak: Cesnak poľný
Slovenian: Vinograjski luk
Spanish: Alho das vinhas, Cebolleta silvestre, Puerro de viña, Ajicuervo, Ajo de cigüeña, Ajo de oso, Ajo silvestre, Porros bravos
Swedish: Sandlök
Turkish: Sirmo
Urdu: ثوم رگدار, Crow Garlic, لہسن غراب
Walloon: A des vegnes
Welsh: Craf y geifr, Craf gwyllt, Craf y meysydd, Garlleg gwyllt, Garlleg Mair, Garlleg y brain, Triogl y tlawd, Winiwn gwyllt

Synonyms

Allium affine Boiss. & Heldr.
Allium arenarium Wahlenb.
Allium assimile Halácsy
Allium campestre Schleich. ex Steud.
Allium compactum Thuill.
Allium guttatum var. compactum (Batt. & Trab.) Franco & Rocha Afonso
Allium laxiflorum Tausch
Allium littoreum Bertol.
Allium margaritaceum var. bulbiferum Batt. & Trab.
Allium nitens Sauzé & Maillard
Allium purshii G.Don
Allium rilaense Panov
Allium rotundum Wimm. & Grab.
Allium sphaerocephalum Crome ex Schltdl.
Allium sphaerocephalum L.
Allium subvineale Wendelbo
Allium vineale subsp. affine (Regel) K.Richt.
Allium vineale subsp. asperiflorum (Regel) K.Richt.
Allium vineale subsp. capsuliferum (Syme) K.Richt.
Allium vineale subsp. compactum (Thuill.) K.Richt.
Allium vineale subsp. kochii (Lange) Nyman
Allium vineale var. affine Regel
Allium vineale var. asperiflorum Regel
Allium vineale var. bulbiferum Syme
Allium vineale var. capsuliferum Syme
Allium vineale var. compactum (Thuill.) Lej. & Courtois
Allium vineale var. descendens Nyman
Allium vineale var. kochii Lange
Allium vineale var. multiflorum Baguet
Allium vineale var. nitens (Sauzé & Maill.) Nyman
Allium vineale var. purshii (G.Don) Regel
Getuonis vinealis (L.) Raf.
Porrum capitatum P.Renault
Porrum vineale (L.) Schur

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 405 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: ÖkopatóPál, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Erin Springinotic, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Petr Harant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: mister_bumble, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.