What is "wild garlic"

n. 1 ramsons, bear garlic, ''Allium ursinum'' 2 (taxlink Allium vineale species noshow=1)

1. n. pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: wood garlic, Ramsons, Allium ursinum]

2. pungent Old World wild onion [syn: crow garlic, false garlic, field garlic, stag's garlic, Allium vineale]

A number of different plant species of the genus Allium are known as wild garlic. Some common examples are:

• Allium canadense, wild onion
• Allium drummondii, Drummond's onion
• Allium oleraceum, field garlic
• Allium paradoxum, few-flowered garlic or few-flowered leek
• Allium triquetrum, three-cornered leek
• Allium ursinum, ramsons
• Allium vineale, crow garlic

Wild garlic is also a common name for plants in the genus Tulbaghia