 In North America, "Allium vineale" (known as "wild garlic" or "crow garlic") and "Allium canadense", known as "meadow garlic", "wild garlic", or "wild onion", are common weeds in fields.So-called elephant garlic is actually a wild leek ("Allium ampeloprasum"), and not a true garlic.Single clove garlic (also called pearl or solo garlic) originated in the Yunnan province of China.