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Wild garlic grows to 15-40 cm and has a distinct garlic smell, especially when its leaves are crushed. It produces white star-shaped flowers between April and early June.

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Wild garlic has long, pointed, lance-shaped leaves. Crush one between your finger and it should give off a strong garlicky smell – the best way to confirm it’s wild garlic.

Also known as ramsons, bear’s garlic or allium ursinum, wild garlic grows abundantly in damp, shaded woodland from March to early May. Its long, flat leaves and star-like white flowers are as ...