Second species of wild ramps discovered in southwestern Pennsylvania

Second species of wild ramps discovered in southwestern Pennsylvania

MONACA, Pa. — There’s a long-standing debate in the wild ramp community, with one faction arguing that there is only one species of the plant, while others maintain there are up to four species. Now, a team led by researchers at Penn State Beaver have provided the first genetic evidence supporting a second species of ramps. They published their results recently in PLOS One. Ramps, or wild leeks, are plant native to the forests of eastern North A…