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| Wild leek or ramp |
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| Scientific classification |
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| Kingdom: | Plantaeia |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Liliopsida |
| Subclass: | Liliidae |
| Superorder: | Liliianae |
| Order: | Amaryllidales |
| Family: | Alliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| TribeIn biology, a tribe is a taxonomic classification in between family and genus. It is typically used to help organize very large families, which may have hundreds of genera. Below is an example of a single species of orchid and its classification. Division: | Allieae |
| GenusSee genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. See genus (music) for the use of the term in music. In biology, a genus (plural genera is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically s: | AlliumSee List of Allium species Allium is the onion genus with about 1250 species, mostly classified in its own family Alliaceae. Some botanists classify it in the Lily family ( Liliaceae). They are perennial bulbous plants. They occur in temperate climates of |
| SpeciesThis article discusses biological species. Also see combinatorial species for the mathematical meaning of the term. Species is also a movie by Roger Donaldson. In English "species" is both singular and plural. The word " specie" is unrelated and is used t: | tricoccum |
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| Binomial name |
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| Allium tricoccum |
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Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum), also known as ramps are a member of the onionFor the parody newspaper, see The Onion''. For the computer networking technique, see Onion Routing. Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa also called the garden onio family ( Alliaceae). Both the white root and the broad green leaves are edible. They are found from the US state of South CarolinaSouth Carolina ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Palmetto State Other U. States Capital Columbia Largest City Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 40th 82,965 kmē 78,051 kmē 4,915 kmē 6% Population Total ( 2000) Densi to Canada and are especially popular in the US state of West Virginia when they emerge in the springtime. Their smell and taste has been described by Akron Beacon-Journal food columnist Jane Snow as "like fried green onions with a dash of funky feet." Another description of the flavor is like a combination of onions and strong garlic.
The community of Richwood, West Virginia holds an annual ramp fest in the spring which brings hundreds of ramp fans from considerable distances to sample foods featuring the plant. It is most commonly fried with potatoes or scrambled with eggs, but can also be used in soups, puddings, ketchup, guacamole and other foods, in place of onions and garlic. True fans like them raw, but the aroma of raw wild leeks stays with one for days.
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