The difference between wild leek and chives

1. The difference between bulbs

The bulb of Allium truncatum is usually solitary, ovate to narrow ovate or ovate-column, with a dark brown or dirty black outer skin, the tip often broken into fibers, and a light red inner skin. The bulb of wild leek is nearly cylindrical, with a dark yellow to yellowish brown outer skin, and the tip will break into a net-like or fibrous shape.

2. The difference between flowers

The flowers of Allium wilfordii are spherical umbels with densely packed flowers that are red to purple in color. The tepals are elliptical to ovate-elliptical, with a blunt tip and a boat-shaped outer ring. The wild leek flower is a hemispherical umbel. The flower color is usually white, rarely light pink, and the tepals have a red midrib. The inner one is rectangular-obovate, and the outer one will become rectangular-lanceolate later.