Allium sphaerocephalon, Round-headed leek - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Round-headed leek, round-headed garlic, ball-head onion

Botanical name & synonyms: Allium sphaerocephalon, Allium aegaeum, Allium aestivum, Allium approximatum, Allium atroviolaceum, Allium borbasii, Allium bosniacum, Allium cornutum, Allium crinitum, Allium densiflorum, Allium descendens, Allium deseglisei, Allium eminens, Allium gherardii, Allium lineare, Allium loscosii, Allium macrocephalum, Allium parvifolium, Allium purpureum, Allium pygmaeum, Allium regnieri, Allium schmidtianum, Allium sphaerocephalon var. purpureum, Allium tenuiflorum, Allium veronense, Kromon parviflorum, Porrum crinitum, Porrum descendens, Porrum sphaerocephaluon

Family: Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae)

• native to Europe, northern Africa, West-Asia
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 90cm
  

• flower VI to VII
  

• plant community: calcareous grassland
  

• culinary herb

• for bees & bumblebees

• weight of 1000 seeds = 1,4 gram