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Allium ursinum
| Size | 10â45 cm tall Ankle to knee height when in full leaf |
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| Lifespan | Perennial bulb |
| Rarity | Common |
| M vs F | N/A |
| Habitat | Damp ancient woodland, shaded riverbanks, hedgebanks â a strong indicator of ancient woodland |
| Best time | MarchâMay (leaves); AprilâJune (flowers) |
| Conservation | UK: Green LC |
Did you know?
Wild Garlic carpets can cover entire woodland floors in April â you can smell a colony before you see it, the garlicky scent drifting hundreds of metres through the trees
Wild Garlic carpets can cover entire woodland floors in April â you can smell a colony before you see it, the garlicky scent drifting hundreds of metres through the trees
More for experts
The leaves are edible and were used as a spring green for thousands of years â Iron Age and medieval communities gathered them heavily, and the plant is still harvested today
Often confused with
Three-cornered Garlic (triangular stem, bell-shaped flowers), Lily of the Valley (no smell â poisonous, similar leaf shape)
Three-cornered Garlic (triangular stem, bell-shaped flowers), Lily of the Valley (no smell â poisonous, similar leaf shape)