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Allium is the onion genus, with about 1250 species, usually classified in its own family Alliaceae. Some botanists used to classify it in the lily family (Liliaceae).
They are perennial bulbous plants. They occur in temperate climates of the northern hemisphere, except for a few species occurring in Chile (as Allium juncifolium), Brazil (Allium sellovianum) or tropical Africa (Allium spathaceum). They can vary in height between 5 cm and 150 cm. The flowers form an umbel at the top of a leafless stalk. The bulbs vary in size between species, from very small (around 2–3 mm in diameter) to rather big (8–10 cm). Some species (such as Welsh onion, A. fistulosum) develop thickened leaf-bases rather than forming bulbs as such.
Most bulbous alliums increase by forming little bulbs or "offsets" around the old one, as well as by seed. Several species can form many bulbils (tiny bulbs) in the flowerhead; in the so-called "tree onion" (A. cepa Proliferum Group) the bulbils are few, but large enough to be used for pickling.
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@MattFriction It's waiting at Allium for us.
bluedrew37203 (Andrew Mischke) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:43:19 -0000
@MattFriction It's waiting at Allium for us.
@gwenoldy Allium 'Purple Sensation' and shubertii, Tulips, Iris and Daffs.
RyansGarden (Ryan) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:20:53 -0000
@gwenoldy Allium 'Purple Sensation' and shubertii, Tulips, Iris and Daffs.
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jeffreyross (jeffreyross) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:26:29 -0000
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Start the meal right with shallots (Allium oschaninii) http://networkedblogs.com/p16971457
basiceating (Jeremy Warner MD) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:39 -0000
Start the meal right with shallots (Allium oschaninii) http://networkedblogs.com/p16971457
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