Search
eco

Onion

The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chives.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Research Mentions

Taxonomy

Scientific: Allium vineale
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asparagales
Habit: herb