ALLIUM URSINUM L. – Ramsons

Family: Alliaceae Agardh

Distribution: Almost all of Europe, from the British Isles across France and Central Europe to Western Ukraine, Western Russia, Asia Minor and Caucasus.
Habitat: It grows in deciduous woods, from lowlands to mountains.
Description: A perennial herb with a bulb and erect stem, 20–50 cm high. The basal leaves are petiolate, elliptic to lanceolate. The flowers up to 1 cm across, white, star-shaped. Flowers from April to June. The fruit is a capsule.
Use: The bulb is used medicinally, or in cooking.


These images were taken in the Czech Republic, Frýdek (dates: 20. 4. and 18. 5. 2003).