Ethnobotany Program News Today

The presence of a second species of ramp, Allium burdickii — commonly known as narrow-leaved wild leek — has been documented in southwest Pennsylvania.

Ramps, also known as wild leeks, grow abundantly in many of the Mid-Atlantic regions forests and can be cultivated for profit.

Ramps, also known as wild leeks, grow abundantly in many of the Mid-Atlantic regions forests and can be cultivated for profit.

When ramps pop up in Pennsylvania and throughout the Appalachian region, they’re a stinky, garlicky harbinger of spring.