Photographs and Captions for "The Exotic Wild Leek"
by Clifford Mark Sakry

FROM MINNESOTA OUT-OF-DOORS / APRIL 1989


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Clifford Mark Sakry

Although it belongs to the lily family, the wild leek is reminiscent of some strange, exotic woodland orchid.


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Patricia Hondl

A common dandelion digger becomes more than just a dandy tool for harvesting wild leeks; it eliminates excessive digging and damage to surrounding plants.


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Lyle Kivisto

The most esteemed companion to the wild leek in Minnesota and the Great Lakes region is, indisputably, the morel mushroom; both are found in great abundance in mixed elm and maple forests.


Copyright C. Mark Sakry 1986

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