Kurrat

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Kurrat
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Alliaceae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. ampeloprasum
Subspecies: A. ampeloprasum var. kurrat

Trinomial name
Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat
Schweinf. ex Krause


Kurrat or Egyptian leek (Template:Lang-ar) (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat) is grown in the Middle East for its leaves. It is closely related to elephant garlic and leeks and is generally regarded as being in the same species, though it is also commonly listed as Allium kurrat.

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