Biology:Allium oschaninii

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Short description: Species of plant

Allium oschaninii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Cepa
Species:
A. oschaninii
Binomial name
Allium oschaninii
O.Fedtsch.
Synonyms[1]

Allium oschaninii, the French gray shallot, griselle or true shallot, is a perennial plant of the onion genus Allium.[2] It forms underground bulbs much like the (French red) shallots, covered by a layer of pale brown-grey skin (hence the common name).[3]

It is native to Northeastern Iran and Central Asia.[4] It is widely planted in parts of southern France for culinary use.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15078705 entry