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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Kurrat
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Alliaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Allium]]''
| species = ''[[Allium ampeloprasum|A. ampeloprasum]]''
| subspecies = '''''A. ampeloprasum'' var. ''kurrat'''''
| trinomial = ''Allium ampeloprasum'' var. ''kurrat''
| trinomial_authority = [[Georg August Schweinfurth|Schweinf.]] ex [[K. Krause|Krause]]
}}
'''Kurrat''' or '''Egyptian leek''' ({{lang-ar|'''كرات'''}}) (''[[Allium ampeloprasum]]'' var. ''kurrat'') is grown in the [[Middle East]] for its leaves. It is closely related to [[Elephant Garlic|elephant garlic]] and [[Leek (vegetable)|leek]]s and is generally regarded as being in the same species, though it is also commonly listed as ''Allium kurrat''.
==References==
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Allium+kurrat Plants for a Future page]
[[Category:Allium]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]