Wild Leek

Wild Leek

　　Wild leek has a fibrous root system with cord-like roots that are shallowly distributed and possesses rhizomes. Its bulbs are narrowly conical, with thin, white, membranous outer skin. The leaves are basal, linear to broadly linear, measuring 30–40 cm in length and 1.5–2.5 cm in width, green in color, with prominent central veins that are raised on the underside.

　　Flower stalks emerge in summer and autumn, cylindrical or slightly trigonous, 20–50 cm in height, with lower parts covered by leaf sheaths; the involucre is 2-lobed and usually falls off early; the umbel is terminal, nearly spherical, with numerous densely packed flowers; the flower stalks are slender, nearly equal in length, 8–20 mm, without bracteoles at the base; the flowers are white, with tepals that are lanceolate to narrowly oblong-linear, equal in length for both inner and outer whorls, 4–7 mm long and 1–2 mm wide, tapering to a point or shallowly lobed unevenly. The fruit is a capsule, obovate in shape. The seeds are black. Wild leek mostly grows in mountain forests and sloped terrain. It prefers warm, humid, and slightly shaded environments.