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Allium victorialis, commonly known as victory onion, Alpine leek, and Alpine broad-leaf allium [5] is a broad-leaved Eurasian species of wild onion. It is a perennial of the Amaryllis family that occurs widely in mountainous regions of Europe and parts of Asia ( Caucasus and Himalayas ).
Leeks were eaten in ancient Rome and regarded as superior to garlic and onions. [22] The 1st century CE cookbook Apicius contains four recipes involving leeks. [22] Raw leek was the favorite vegetable of the Emperor Nero, who consumed it in soup or oil, believing it beneficial to the quality of his voice. [23]
Allium triquetrum is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium native to the Mediterranean basin.It is known in English as three-cornered leek or three-cornered garlic, in Australia as angled onion, [4] and in New Zealand as onion weed. [5]
Some species (such as Welsh onion A. fistulosum and leeks (A. ampeloprasum)) develop thickened leaf-bases rather than forming bulbs as such. Carl Linnaeus first described the genus Allium in 1753. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated ...
Allium tricoccum with open inflorescence bud (June 6). Allium tricoccum is a perennial growing from an ovoid-conical shaped bulb that is 2–6 cm (1–2 in) long. [4] Plants typically produce a cluster of 2–6 bulbs that give rise to broad, [5] flat, smooth, light green leaves, that are 20–30 cm (8–12 in) long including the narrow petioles, [4] often with deep purple or burgundy tints on ...
Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium.The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek.Its native range is southern Europe to southwestern Asia and North Africa, [2] but it is cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in many countries.
Onion bulb begins to elongate 53: 503: 30% of the expected length of flower stem reached 55: 505: Flower stem at full length; sheath closed 57: 507: Sheath burst open 59: 509: First flower petals visible; flowers still closed 6: Flowering 60: 600: First flowers open (sporadically) 61: 601: Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open 62: 602: 20 ...
Bouquet garni of thyme, bay leaves, and sage, tied with a string A bouquet garni in cranberry sauce. The bouquet garni (French for "garnished bouquet"; pronounced [bukɛ ɡaʁni] [1] [2]) is a bundle of herbs usually tied with string and mainly used to prepare soup, stock, casseroles and various stews.