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Allium vineale
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Dry stony places, cultivated and abandoned fields.
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Allium vineale is also expected to be found in Wisconsin and Texas; specimens were not seen. It is a noxious weed, apparently introduced from Europe in colonial times. The small, wheat-sized bulbils frequently contaminated wheat grown in infested areas. Bread made from such wheat was garlic-flavored, and cows grazing in infested pastures produce garlic-flavored milk.
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Disturbed areas often adjacent to agricultural lands; 0--700m.
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The nectar of the flowers attracts small bees and flower flies. Insects feeding on the bulbs of Allium spp. (Onions) include the maggots of Delia platura (Bean Seed Fly) and Delia antiqua (Onion Fly), while various Frankliniella spp. (Thrips) feed on the foliage. Although mammalian herbivores usually avoid this plant, it is sometimes eaten along with the grass by cattle. In the case of dairy cattle, this can result in milk with a disagreeable odor. The ecological value of this plant to fauna is low.
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Foodplant / saprobe
sclerotium of Botryotinia porri is saprobic on old leaf-sheath base of Allium vineale
Remarks: season: 6-7
Foodplant / parasite
long covered by epidermis telium of Puccinia allii parasitises Allium vineale
Other: major host/prey
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
elongated streaks or isolated pustules sorus of Urocystis magica parasitises live, swollen or twisted leaf of Allium vineale
Remarks: season: 4-11
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Field Garlic is the most aggressive Allium sp. in Illinois. Unlike the native Allium spp., it has leaves that are hollow at the base. Among the introduced Allium spp., some species produce only flowers, while others produce aerial bulblets primarily. Field Garlic belongs to this latter group. In this regard, it is similar to Allium sativum (Cultivated Garlic), but the aerial bulblets of Field Garlic have much longer green tails with a striking appearance. While its bulblets can be used to season food like Cultivated Garlic, they have a strong flavor.
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Flowering Jun--Aug.
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This introduced perennial plant is 1-3' tall and unbranched. The central stem is round and hairless. Sometimes the lower stem becomes draped with the membranous sheaths of the outer layers of its skin and former leaves. These sheaths are brittle, light brown, and dried out. Along the lower half of the stem, there are a few alternate leaves that are up to 10" long and ¾" across at the base. They are linear and sword-shaped, hollow on the inside toward the base, and hairless. Relative to the stem, these fragile and rather floppy leaves are semi-erect, but they often bend at the middle or at the base. Each leaf is more or less round in circumference, becoming slightly flattened on the upper side toward the base, where it wraps around the stem. The central stem terminates in a long naked stalk of flowers and/or aerial bulblets. Usually, a sessile cluster of aerial bulblets is produced; a few flowers on slender pedicels may appear above the bulbets. On rare occasions, an umbel of flowers will develop without bulblets. Regardless of whether flowers or bulblets are produced, the mature inflorescence is about about 2-3" across. During an early stage of development, the entire inflorescence is covered by a sack-like membrane that is rounded at the bottom and pointed at the top. This membrane splits open to release the bulbets and/or flowers. A dried remnant of this membrane usually persists at the base of the inflorescence. The bulblets are green to dark red, about 1/3" long, and ovoid. Each bulblet has a long green tail that is about 1" long. The small flowers are green, white, or light purple. Each flower is about ¼" long, consisting of 6 tepals that are erect or slightly spreading. The blooming period can occur from late spring to mid-summer and lasts about 2-3 weeks. While the flowers are not noticeably fragrant, the foliage has a strong garlic aroma. Each flower is replaced by a 3-celled capsule containing several small black seeds. The root system consists of a bulb with secondary roots. Bulblets are often formed underground as offsets of the mother plant. This plant usually reproduces vegetatively by means of the aerial and underground bulblets, but it can also reproduce by seed when flowers are produced. This plant often forms colonies of variable size.
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Perennial.
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Field Garlic is a common plant that occurs in every county of Illinois. It is native to Eurasia. Habitats include prairie remnants and other areas along railroads, degraded meadows near rivers or woodlands, woodland borders and thickets, vacant lots, grassy clay banks, poorly maintained lawns, and waste areas. While this plant is usually found in degraded habitats, it also occurs occasionally in natural habitats, where it can become a pest.
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