Kurrat

Kurrat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Alliaceae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. ampeloprasum
Subspecies:	A. ampeloprasum var. kurrat
Trinomial name
Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat Schweinf. ex Krause

Kurrat, or Egyptian leek (Arabic: كراث‎) (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat), is grown in the Middle East for its leaves. It is closely related to elephant garlic and leeks and is generally regarded as being in the same species, though it is also commonly listed as Allium kurrat.

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