Allium vineale

Common Name: 
wild garlic, field garlic
Scientific Name: 
Allium vineale L.
Family Name: 
Liliaceae - Lily Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing from seed and bulblets (underground and aerial)
Life Cycle of Wild Garlic
Stems
upright, smooth, waxy
Stems of Wild Garlic
Stems of Wild Garlic
Stems of Wild Garlic
Stems of Wild Garlic
Leaves
round, hollow, waxy, sheath at base; on lower section of stem
Leaves of Wild Garlic
Flowers
greenish-white, small, stalked above aerial bulblets cluster
Other: 
onion-garlic scent when bruised or crushed; present in spring (mostly) or fall