![]() Further, if the plant has side bulblets growing off the main bulb, it is wild garlic.” One source explained the difference this way – “ Upon dissection, the key identification difference is that wild garlic has a papery membrane (just like cultivated garlic) and wild onion bulbs are covered with a reticulated mesh. I am not sure which variety of Allium they are. This year, the tufts of pungent grass are already popping up all over my lawn and landscaping. Wikipedia is equally confusing with its description of Allium vineale – “Allium vineale ( wild garlic, crow garlic or stag’s garlic) is a perennial, bulb-forming species of wild onions…” According to Wikipedia, Allium canadense is also known as Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion. ![]() So, is it a garlic or an onion? Even their common names reflect widespread confusion. The Latin word “Allium” means “garlic” but the genus includes hundreds species of garlic, onions, scallions, shallots, leeks and chives. At a quick glance, they look like the same plant. Two of the first edible plants to show themselves in early spring are the wild garlic plant (Allium vineale) and the wild onion plant (Allium canadense). It is the end of February, and unseasonably warm temperatures have begun to “ramp up” plant growth in Western Pennsylvania.
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