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Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Wild Garlic |
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| COMMON NAME: | Wild Garlic |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Allium vineale L. |
| TYPE: | Winter Perennial, Monocot |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| Germination: | Seeds germinate and bulbs sprout late summer to early winter. |
| Reproduction: | Vegetative by soft-shell and hard-shell bulbs, aerial bulblets and by seed, flowering in May-June. |
| Stems: | Smooth, waxy, leafy to middle. |
| Leaves: | Nearly round, hollow, attached to lower half of stem. |
| Flowers/ Inflorescence: |
Small greenish-white, borne on short stems above aerial bulblets |
| Fruit: | Black, flat-sided seed. |
FOUND: |
Throughout state, only occasionally in alfalfa. |
CONTROL: |
Main problem is garlicky flavored milk from eating leaves. No selective way to control in alfalfa, so need to control in rotational crops. |
| In Alfalfa | Plant | Leaf | Plant |  Seed Head |
| Additional Wild Garlic Images | ||||
| Jim Stritzke Former Alfalfa Weed Control Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University |
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