Broadleaf wild leek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Broadleaf wild leek
Allium atroviolaceum found in Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Ust-Labinsk, banks of Kuban River
Scientific classification
Genus:	Allium
Species:	atroviolaceum
Synonyms
Allium ampeloprasum var. atroviolaceum (Boiss.) Regel Allium ampeloprasum subsp. atroviolaceum (Boiss.) K.Richt. Allium atroviolaceum var. caucasicum Sommier & Levier Allium atroviolaceum var. firmotunicatum (Fomin) Grossh. Allium atroviolaceum var. ruderale Grossh. Allium firmotunicatum Fomin

Allium atroviolaceum is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. it is commonly called the broadleaf wild leek, and is native to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, southern European Russia and the Caucasus, but widely cultivated in other regions as a food source and for its ornamental value. The species is sparingly naturalized in parts of the United States (Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, and North and South Carolina) and also in southeastern Europe (Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine and the Balkans).

Allium atroviolaceum is a perennial herb producing a large round bulb. Scape is up to 100 cm long. Leaves are broadly linear. Umbel is spherical with many purple or red-violet flowers crowded together.