Wild Onion / Wild Garlic (Photos)
Plants have a strong onion-like odors. Prepare the bulb
and greens like commercial
varieties. Avoid any similar
plants that lack onion odor
since some are poisonous.
Wild Onion Characteristics:
- Flowers vary in color depending on the species and are in a large, globular flower head.
- Bulb has reticulated (net like) membrane or covering.
- Leaves occur from the base of the plant, and tend to be flat (not hollow).
Wild Garlic Characteristics:
- Leaves are hollow, and tend to be formed higher on the stem
(not where stem comes out of the ground).
- Bulb is covered by thin, whitish papery membrane.