A perennial from bulblets that emits a strong garlic or onion smell when crushed. Primarily a weed of small grains, turfgrass and pastures.
Wild garlic imparts a garlic-like flavor and odor on dairy and beef products when grazed.
Found throughout the eastern and central United States. All leaves have a garlic-like or onion scent. Flowering stems are the only stems that occur. These are slender, solid, waxy, unbranched, and 1-3 feet tall. Produced at the top of the flowering stems.