Allium scorodoprasum

Sand leek, rocambole
Allium scorodoprasum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Species:
A. scorodoprasum
Binomial name
Allium scorodoprasum
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Ascalonicum scorodoprasum (L.) P.Renault
  • Porrum scorodoprasum (L.) Rchb.
  • Allium arenarium L.
  • Allium contortum Stokes
  • Allium obscurum M.Bieb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Porrum arenarium (L.) Rchb.
  • Allium neglectum Wender.
  • Allium scorodoprasum var. multibulbillosum Y.N.Lee
  • Allium supranisianum Sailer
  • Allium persicum Fisch. ex Regel

The sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum), also known as rocambole and Korean pickled-peel garlic, is a Eurasian species of wild onion with a native range extending across much of Europe, Middle East, and Korea.

The species should not be confused with rocambole garlic, which is A. sativum var. ophioscorodon.