What are plants called ramps?

Ramps (which are sometimes called wild leeks or spring onions, adding to the confusion) look like scallions, but they’re smaller and slightly more delicate, and have one or two flat, broad leaves. They taste stronger than a leek, which generally has a mild onion flavor, and are more pungently garlicky than a scallion.

What is a ramp flower?

Allium tricoccum – commonly known as ramps but also is sometimes called wild leek, spring onion, or ramson – is frequently collected and sold at farmers markets or served in upscale restaurants in the spring as a delicacy for its strong garlic-like odor and sweet spring onion flavor.

What family are ramps?

Amaryllidaceae
Ramp/Family

Do ramps have yellow flowers?

Ramps grow in close groups strongly rooted just beneath the surface of the soil. Flowering occurs in June or July into August. The flowers have white, cream or yellowish tepals which are 4–7mm long.

Where can I find a ramp vegetable plant?

Ramp vegetable plants ( Allium tricoccum) are native to the Appalachian Mountains, north into Canada, west into Missouri and Minnesota and south to North Carolina and Tennessee. Growing ramps are commonly found in groups in rich, moist deciduous forests. A cousin of the onion, leek, and garlic plant,…

How big are the leaves on a ramp plant?

Ramps have been traditionally foraged rather than cultivated and are easily identified by their leaves, usually two broad, flat leaves are produced from each bulb. They are light, silvery green, 1-2 ½ inches wide and 5-10 inches long. A spring bloomer, the leaves wither and die by June and a small,…

How did the ramp plant get its name?

There is some disparity regarding the genesis of the name. Some folks say the name “ramp” is a shortened version for Aries the Ram, the zodiac sign for April and the month that growing ramps begin to appear. Others say “ramp” is derived from a similar English plant called “ransom” ( Allium ursinus ), which was previously called “ramson.”

Where do ramps grow in the United States?

Ramp vegetable plants ( Allium tricoccum) are native to the Appalachian Mountains, north into Canada, west into Missouri and Minnesota and south to North Carolina and Tennessee. Growing ramps are commonly found in groups in rich, moist deciduous forests.