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Bear's Garlic
Allium ursinum
46.247, 5.95596
Field Notes
Description:
Large leaved perennial, bearing flowers in umbel of 10 to 20 small, white and star-like shaped, six-petaled flowers. Also known as wild or wood garlic. Garlic scented.
Habitat:
Native to Europe, and common in temperate regions in the continent. It grows deep in shade on forest floor, and often on banks of streams or rivers. Here, observed in a Natural Reserve of Jura mountain range, at 900m approx; in a mixed forest, and on a shoulders of forest road on slopes.
Notes:
All parts of this plant are edible: leaves, stems, bulbs and flowers; and there is a wide variety of recipes for all kinds of dishes - salads, sauces, roasts, stews, soups... I often prepare leaves as pesto, and use it instead pasta or salads; or instead of fresh basil leaf... Also excellent in melted butter for grilled meat seasoning. Flowers are excellent in salads, as tasty decoration.
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