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Garlic may also suffer from pink root, a typically non-fatal disease that stunts the roots and turns them pink or red; [27] or leek rust, which usually appears as bright orange spots. [28] The larvae of the leek moth attack garlic by mining into the leaves or bulbs. [29] Botrytis neck and bulb rot is a disease of onion, garlic, leek and shallot.
In Russia the stems are preserved by salting and eaten as a salad. A variety of Cornish Yarg cheese has a rind coated in wild garlic leaves. [17] The leaves can be pickled in the same way as Allium ochotense known as mountain garlic in Korea. [18] The bulbs can be used similarly to garlic cloves, and the flowers are also edible.
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 garlic". [11]
Garlic scapes are edible and delicious. Add them to any dish for a mild garlic flavor. Garlic bulbs are ready to harvest when one half to three-quarters of the leaves turn yellow. Lift the entire ...
The leaves are used as a flavoring in a similar way to chives or scallions, and as a stir fry ingredient. They are often used in dumplings with eggs, shrimp, and/or pork. A Chinese flatbread similar to the scallion pancake may be made with garlic chives instead of scallions. Garlic chives are also one of the main ingredients used with yi mein ...
Allium moly, also known as yellow garlic, [4] golden garlic and lily leek, Is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium, which also includes the flowering and culinary onions and garlic. A bulbous herbaceous perennial from the Mediterranean. [5] [6] It is edible and used as a medicinal and ornamental plant.
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 ...
The leaves, flowers, and bulbs of Allium vineale are edible. [11] While it has been suggested as a substitute for garlic, there is some difference of opinion as to whether there is an unpleasant aftertaste compared to that of common garlic ( Allium sativum ).