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UK
Safari Tip:
Need help identifying wild flowers? Checkout the ID chart called
"Woodland Plants" in the Nature Shop - click
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Latin name: Allium ursinum
Size: Grows to a height of around 40cm.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: April to June.
Habitat: Damp woodlands and shaded areas.
Special features: Sometimes called 'Wild Garlic'. This bulb is a species
of wild onion. The whole plant smells very strongly of onions. The leaves are
edible, but have a very strong flavour.
Ramsons usually grow in large clusters. The pointed leaves feel leathery and are
about 20cm long.
When the flowers first shoot up, on their long slender stems, they are enclosed
in a papery case. When this fall away it reveals the beautiful pom-pom flower
heads of around twenty, white star-shaped flowers.
UK Safari Wild Flower Section
UK Safari Plants and Trees Section
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