Allium tricoccum
Allium tricoccum
Allium tricoccum (pronunciation: al-ee-um try-kok-um), commonly known as the ramp, wild leek, or wood leek, is a North American species of wild onion.
Etymology
The name Allium tricoccum is derived from the Latin Allium, meaning garlic, and tricoccum, referring to the three seeds. The common name "ramp" is derived from ramson, an old English term for wild garlic.
Description
Allium tricoccum is a perennial plant that grows in clusters. It has broad, smooth, light green leaves, often with deep purple or burgundy tints on the lower stems, and a scallion-like stalk and bulb. Both the white lower leaf stalks and the broad green leaves are edible.
Habitat and Distribution
Allium tricoccum is native to the temperate forests of Eastern North America, from Quebec and Nova Scotia in Canada, south to Missouri and east to Tennessee and North Carolina in the United States.
Culinary Use
The plant is popular in the cuisines of the rural upland South and in the Canadian province of Quebec. The bulb and leaf stalks are used in salads, soups, and other dishes.
Related Terms
- Allium: A genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives.
- Perennial plant: A plant that lives more than two years.
- Scallion: Also known as green onion, spring onion, or salad onion, is a species in the genus Allium.
- Wild garlic: A common name for species in the genus Allium.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Allium tricoccum
- Wikipedia's article - Allium tricoccum
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