Allium ampeloprasum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Alliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Alliaceae
Genus	Allium
Species:	Allium ampeloprasum L.
Common Name	Broadleaf Wild Leek
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Butler (KY), Edmonson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Livingston (KY), Madison (KY), Warren (KY), Cumberland (TN), Fayette (TN), Hardeman (TN), Knox (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100005949	Butler	Kentucky	16 Jul 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne 4595	EKY Allium ampeloprasum
31234100005956	Warren	Kentucky	16 Jul 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne 4591	EKY Allium ampeloprasum
BEREA001312	Laurel	Kentucky	15 Jun 1985	Ralph L. Thompson, Ronald L. Jones 85-383	BEREA Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065902	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065901	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065909	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065900	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065908	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065906	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065904	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065907	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065911	Union	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065899	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
TENN-V-0065905	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Allium ampeloprasum
UCHT005651	Polk	Tennessee	28 May 2012	Dwayne Estes 2012-168	UCHT Allium ampeloprasum
APSC0046033	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Allium ampeloprasum
APSC0094153	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Allium ampeloprasum
APSC0110769	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Allium ampeloprasum
APSC0094154	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Allium ampeloprasum
HTTU026941	Cumberland	Tennessee			HTTU Allium ampeloprasum
MTSU002903	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Jun 1980	Kay Holley 43	MTSU Allium ampeloprasum
31234100766631	Madison	Kentucky	30 May 2016	Thomas McFadden 253	EKY Allium ampeloprasum
MEM001118	Edmonson	Kentucky	16 Jul 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 4599	MEM Allium ampeloprasum
MEM004402	Fayette	Tennessee	18 Jun 1969	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. T-485	MEM Allium ampeloprasum
MEM005108	Livingston	Kentucky	19 Jun 1968	Raymond Athey 270	MEM Allium ampeloprasum
MEM007737	Shelby	Tennessee	07 Jun 1972	John E. Thompson Jr. 913	MEM Allium ampeloprasum

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Allium ampeloprasum

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