They are one of the first wild edible plants to pop up in spring ... For instance, you might try elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum). While it is in the same family as the ...

The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk.