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*Allium porrum Linnaeus. Common name: Leek. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Cultivated, rarely persistent as a waif. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, F, Il, K4, NY; = n/a — C, Pa. Basionym: Allium porrum L. 1753

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