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Allium vineale L.

wild onion (Amaryllidaceae)

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Very widespreadModerate tendencySE
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Allium vineale has narrow, tubular leaves; its inflorescences usually contain bulbils only, but may occasionally contain flowers.

Roch (VC45: Pembrokeshire); 2011-07-09

 wild onion / Allium vineale: _Allium vineale_ has narrow, tubular leaves; its inflorescences usually contain bulbils only, but may occasionally contain flowers.

Before the inflorescence opens, it is contained within a papery spathe.

Clifton Hampden (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2010-06-13

 wild onion / Allium vineale: Before the inflorescence opens, it is contained within a papery spathe.

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