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  • Ramps, or wild leeks, (Allium tricoccum for all you botanists and Latin speakers out there), are a plant native to the Appalachian region.

    Tigers & Strawberries » Appalachian Wild Leeks 2005

  • It was a bulb of the wild leek (_Allium tricoccum_.)

    The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850

  • Ramps are a type of wild leek allium tricoccum with a pungent, garlicky taste and smell.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Otherwise known as wild leeks (Allium tricoccum), these relatives of onions, garlic and shallots inspire weekend-long festivals in the Appalachians, where their flavor is much stronger-some might say overwhelming.

    Grist - the Latest from Grist 2009

  • Also known as wild leeks, ramps (Allium tricoccum) are a member of the onion family.

    blogTO 2009

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