About Common Onion
The onion (Allium cepa L.Tooltip Carl Linnaeus, from Latin cepa), 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. The genus contains several other species cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion Allium fistulosum, the tree onion Allium × proliferum, and the Canada onion Allium canadense. The name wild onion is applied to a number of Allium species, but A. cepa is exclusively known from cultivation.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Allium cepa
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Common Onion belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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