Allium ampeloprasum L.

Spice Flower detail Image 2 Inflorescence

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Allium

Catalan common name: All de serp. All porrer. All porro. Porradell.

Spanish common name: Ajo-puerro. Puerro silvestre.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Aromatic.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Fields and dry soils.

Characteristics: This Allium is easily recognisable because of its large, pinkish or purplish inflorescence. It can reach quite large heights (up to a metre and a half or more). The spathe of the inflorescence has only one valve which falls when the flowers ripen.