Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Allium ampeloprasum
Puerro, ajo porro, broadleaf wild leek
Bulb simple, to ca. 5 cm wide, elongated. Leaves to ca. 5 cm wide, flat, conduplicate ocarinate, solid. I escape until ca. 90cm White or pink flowers (FWO, 2022).
It is used as a medicine and for food (POWO, 2022).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
ampeloprasum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Allium porrum L. (POWO, 2022). The references are almost certainly based on observations of A. porrum (puerro, leek) and on specimen CDS 12323, P.S. Bentley 448, which is a cebolla paiteña (purple onion), A. cepa.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1985
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Native SO Europa a Asia (GBIF, 2022).
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- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Allium ampeloprasum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=855. Accessed 3 November 2026.