Wild garlic with ferns in South Limburg. The wild garlic (Allium ursinum) is a family of plants (Alliaceae). It is a very rare species in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The oval leaves are 3-5 cm wide, dark green and parallel.
The flowers have six white flower sheets and are grouped into loose spherical shades. The plant is blooming from April to June, sometimes until July. After July, the above-ground part of the plant completely disappears and only remains the underground flower ball. The plant grows 30-40 cm high. The plant often grows in groups. The flower contains six stamens and a three-part pestle. These are surrounded by six wide oval flower sheets. The seeds are black-brown.
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