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Published In: Species Plantarum 1: 295. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

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Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Type: Type: Described from Europe.
Comment/Acknowledgements: Leek is cultivated as an annual in vegetable gardens in Guli Bagh, Swat and elsewhere; it has been found growing along field borders.

 

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Plants c. 1 m tall. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 cm broad, scaly. Scape arising from the centre of the bulb. Leaves 6-12, linear, 1-2 cm broad, flat, keeled. Umbels globose, many flowered. Spathe long beaked. Tepals lanceolate, 4-5 mm long, white to light pink, each with a green vein, outer surface scabrid. Outer stamens as long as the tepals; filaments entire, linear; inner stamens longer than the tepals, filaments broader, tricuspidate, lateral cusps long, thread-like. Style included.
 
 
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