![]() ![]() The plant called Chicagou in the language of the First Nations People it was once thought to be Allium cernuum, the nodding wild onion, but research in the 1990s showed the correct plant was the Allium tricoccum. ![]() A large thick patch of these near Lake Michigan in Illinois in the 17th century gave the city of Chicago its name, after the area was described by 17th-century explorer Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle. The name spring onion can also refer to scallions (Allium wakegi). YouTube is also host to a wealth of information about foraging one good place to start is the Learn Your Land channel, hosted by Adam Haritan, an experienced naturalist and forager based in Southeastern PA. The name Wild leek can also refer to Allium ampeloprasum, a native of Europe. Two good places to start are Practical Guide to Pennsylvania’s Wild Plants by Steven Golieb or Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries by Leda Meredith. It is an early spring vegetable and a perennial Wild Onion with a strong garlic-like odor and an onion flavor. What makes you think things have only one name when words have more than one meaning? Allium tricoccum (The scientific name.) a native of North America and known as the ramp, spring onion, ramson, wild leek, wood leek, and wild garlic, all these names are correct when referring to this plant. ![]() See he thought of gratuity as gift he never thought the word had more than one meaning the other being unnecessary. Wild Leek This reminds me of a discussion I had with a friend of mine, he had a problem with the phrase âgratuitous violenceâ.
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