"(""A. sativum"" and ""A. scordoprasum""), leek (""Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum""), and various flavourings such as chives (""Allium schoenoprasum""). The organosulphur compounds responsible for the characteristic odour are believed to have antioxidant, antibiotic and anticarcinogenic properties, to stimulate the immune system and to be protective of liver functioning. The family also has important ornamentals, mainly from the dominant genus Allium, but also including genera such as Ipheion. The amaryllis subfamily of the Amaryllidaceae ""sensu lato"" is treated in some systems as a separate family, the Amaryllidaceae ""sensu stricto"". The subfamily includes 59 genera and approximately 800 species from temperate and tropical"
"Allium hollandicum Allium hollandicum, common names Persian onion or Dutch garlic is a species of flowering plant native to Iran and Kyrgyzstan but widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its large umbels of attractive purple flowers. It is reportedly naturalized in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. ""Allium hollandicum"" is a bulb-forming perennial with scapes up to 90 cm tall. It has long, flat, strap-shaped leaves up to 60 cm long. Umbels are large and spherical, up to 25 cm in diameter, with many purple to reddish-purple flowers. The cultivar ‘Purple Sensation’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden"
"Merit. Allium hollandicum Allium hollandicum, common names Persian onion or Dutch garlic is a species of flowering plant native to Iran and Kyrgyzstan but widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its large umbels of attractive purple flowers. It is reportedly naturalized in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. ""Allium hollandicum"" is a bulb-forming perennial with scapes up to 90 cm tall. It has long, flat, strap-shaped leaves up to 60 cm long. Umbels are large and spherical, up to 25 cm in diameter, with many purple to reddish-purple flowers. The cultivar ‘Purple Sensation’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of"
"Soy sauce based dips are often flavored with Korean wild chives. In North Korea, radish water kimchi flavored with Korean wild chives is a popular spring ""banchan"" (side dish). Allium monanthum Allium monanthum, the Korean wild chive, is a spring vegetable with minuscule bulbous roots that have a mild onion flavor and found in the woodlands of Korea, Japan, northeastern Russia (Primorye), and northeastern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). ""Allium monanthum"" is unusual in the genus in being usually dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), but rarely hermaphrodite or gynomonoecious. The species produces a single round bulb about"
"Allium monanthum Allium monanthum, the Korean wild chive, is a spring vegetable with minuscule bulbous roots that have a mild onion flavor and found in the woodlands of Korea, Japan, northeastern Russia (Primorye), and northeastern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). ""Allium monanthum"" is unusual in the genus in being usually dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), but rarely hermaphrodite or gynomonoecious. The species produces a single round bulb about in diameter. Scapes are relatively short for the genus, rarely more than tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, longer than the scape. Umbels are small, with one flower"
"centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an umbel of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. Anthers are purple or yellow; pollen yellow. This plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people. Allium parvum Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion. It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of . It is widespread in California, Nevada,"
"Allium parvum Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion. It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of . It is widespread in California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and also reported from western Utah and from extreme southwestern Montana (Ravalli and Beaverhead Counties) ""Allium parvum"" has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short scape for an onion species, rarely more than 12"
"subspecies and varieties, most of them now regarded as distinct species. The following are accepted by the World Checklist. Allium fimbriatum Allium fimbriatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name fringed onion. It is native to California and Baja California. The fringed onion grows from a reddish-brown bulb one to two centimeters wide and sends up a naked brown or green stem. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of up to 75 flowers, each just under a centimeter wide on average. The flowers are variable in color, from pink to purple and often with white areas."
"porrum""). It may also infect wild ""Allium"" species and can grow saprophytically on decaying crop residues such as cereal, pea and bean straw. It is capable of colonizing and producing spores on sterilized poppy straw (""Papaver somniferum""). Neck rot caused by ""Botrytis allii"" occurs in regions all over the world, but, it is most prevalent in temperate regions due to their conducive climates. ""Botrytis allii"" used to cause significant losses in the onion bulb industry in the UK. Fortunately, by utilization of better harvesting and curing methods, the disease prevalence has decreased. It is important that the US utilize these"
"Allium parryi Allium parryi is a North American species of wild onion known by the common names Parry's onion and Parry's fringed onion. It is common in the Coast Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California. It is also known from the southernmost reaches of the Sierra Nevada. ""Allium parryi"" produceds a reddish-brown bulb roughly a centimeter long. It produces a short stem up to a maximum height of about 20 centimeters and a single cylindrical leaf which is generally a bit longer. The inflorescence contains up to 50 pink-veined white flowers which turn darker pink as they age."
"Allium fimbriatum Allium fimbriatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name fringed onion. It is native to California and Baja California. The fringed onion grows from a reddish-brown bulb one to two centimeters wide and sends up a naked brown or green stem. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of up to 75 flowers, each just under a centimeter wide on average. The flowers are variable in color, from pink to purple and often with white areas. The tepals are also variable in shape, from narrow and pointy to spade-shaped. Numerous names have been proposed for"
"under. Anthers and pollen are yellow. Allium crispum Allium crispum is a species of wild onion known by the common name crinkled onion. It is endemic to California, where it grows along the Central Coast in the Coast Ranges and in the Santa Monica Mountains, often in clays and serpentine soils. ""Allium crispum"" grows from a bulb one to one and a half centimeters wide and sends up naked green stems topped with inflorescences of many flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flowers are magenta in color and have six triangular tepals. The inner three tepals are smaller and"
"as many as 200 flowers. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 7 mm across; tepals purple, sometimes with white margins; anthers yellow or purple; pollen yellow or white. Allium rotundum Allium rotundum, common name round-headed leek or purple-flowered garlic, is a Eurasian and North African species of wild onion. Its native range extends from Spain and Morocco to Iran and European Russia. It is sparingly naturalized in parts of the United States (Michigan and Iowa). The species grows in disturbed habitats such as roadsides, cultivated fields, etc. ""Allium rotundum"" produces large clumps of as many as 50 egg-shaped bulbs, each up"
"Allium pallens Allium pallens is a species of wild onion native to the Mediterranean region and Middle East from Portugal and Algeria to Iran. ""Allium pallens"" produces a single egg-shaped bulb. Scape is up to 50 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are long, narrow, and fleshy. Flowers are bell-shaped, some nodding while others in the same umbel erect, the tepals white or pale purple with prominent green or purple midveins. ""A. paniculatum"" is placed within section ""Codonoprasum"", subgenus ""Allium"". There is some degree of uncertainty with regards to the relationships of taxa within the section. The Plant List gives"
"Each flower has narrow tepals less than a centimeter long. Allium parryi Allium parryi is a North American species of wild onion known by the common names Parry's onion and Parry's fringed onion. It is common in the Coast Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California. It is also known from the southernmost reaches of the Sierra Nevada. ""Allium parryi"" produceds a reddish-brown bulb roughly a centimeter long. It produces a short stem up to a maximum height of about 20 centimeters and a single cylindrical leaf which is generally a bit longer. The inflorescence contains up to 50"
"""Allium ampeloprasum"" has been differentiated into four cultivated vegetables, namely leek, elephant garlic, kurrat and Persian leek. Wild populations produce bulbs up to 3 cm across. Scapes are round in cross-section, each up to 180 cm tall, bearing an umbel of as many as 500 flowers. Flowers are urn-shaped, up to 6 mm across; tepals white, pink or red; anthers yellow or purple; pollen yellow. ""Allium ampeloprasum"" comprises several vegetables, of which the most important ones are: Allium ampeloprasum Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus ""Allium"". The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf"
"Allium flavum Allium flavum, the small yellow onion or yellow-flowered garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ""Allium"", which also includes the flowering and culinary onions and garlic. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from France + Morocco to Iran + Kazakhstan. ""Allium flavum"" produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. Umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. The species epithet ""flavum"" is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour. It flowers between June and July and"
"name ""stellatum"" is botanical Latin for ""starry"", and refers to the umbels. This species was described for science by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1813. Allium stellatum Allium stellatum, the autumn onion or prairie onion, is a North American species of wild onion native to central Canada and the central United States. It ranges from Ontario and Saskatchewan south to Tennessee and Texas. ""Allium stellatum"" grows in rocky, sandy soil. It is a perennial forming a bulb. The scape is up to 1–2 feet (30–60 cm) tall with tufts of leaves, which are thick, hard, and rounded on the back."
"is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8. In cultivation in the UK, ""A. flavum"" has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist Allium flavum Allium flavum, the small yellow onion or yellow-flowered garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ""Allium"", which also includes the flowering and culinary onions and garlic. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from France + Morocco to Iran + Kazakhstan. ""Allium flavum"" produces one"
"Allium ursinum Allium ursinum – known as ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, or bear's garlic is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the lily family Amaryllidaceae. It is a wild relative of onion, native to Europe and Asia, where it grows in moist woodland. ""Allium ursinum"" is a bulbous, perennial herbaceous monocot, that reproduces primarily by seed. The narrow bulbs are formed from a single leaf base and produce bright green entire, elliptical leaves up to 25 cm long x 7 cm wide with a petiole up to 20 cm long. The inflorescence is an"
"Many ""Allium"" species have been harvested through human history, but only about a dozen are still economically important today as crops or garden vegetables. Many ""Allium"" species and hybrids are cultivated as ornamentals. These include ""A. cristophii"" and ""A. giganteum"", which are used as border plants for their ornamental flowers, and their ""architectural"" qualities. Several hybrids have been bred, or selected, with rich purple flowers. ""A. hollandicum"" 'Purple Sensation' is one of the most popular and has been given an Award of Garden Merit (H4). These ornamental onions produce spherical umbels on single stalks in spring and summer, in a"
"plant is in flower. The flowering stalk is up to 15 centimeters tall and bears an umbel of 10 to 20 bell-shaped white flowers with green or pink midribs. The fruit is a capsule. The plant reproduces sexually by seed or vegetatively by sprouting from its bulb. This plant grows on mountaintops and scablands in sagebrush, shrubsteppe, and grassland habitat. Allium fibrillum Allium fibrillum is a North American species of wild onion known by the common names Blue Mountain onion and Cuddy Mountain onion. It is native to the northwestern United States from eastern Washington and Oregon through Idaho to"
"edible and has a strong onion flavor, and has often been used in cooking. It is cultivated in many places for its attractive flowers. Allium cernuum Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus ""Allium"". It grows in dry woods, rock outcroppings, and prairies. It has been reported from much of the United States, Canada and Mexico including in the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to New York State, the Great Lakes Region, the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri, and the Rocky and Cascade Mountains of the"
"Allium textile Allium textile (prairie onion or textile onion) is a common species of wild onion found in the central part of North America. ""A. textile"" produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 2.5 cm long. There are no rhizomes. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 40 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped or urn-shaped, about 6 mm in diameter; tepals white or pink with reddish-brown midribs; pollen and anthers yellow. ""A. textile"" is placed within section ""Amerallium"", subgenus ""Amerallium"". The native range of ""A. textile"" extends across the Great Plains states from Oklahoma to Montana and Minnesota, plus the Rocky Mountain"
"Allium amplectens Allium amplectens is a species of wild onion known by the common name narrowleaf onion. It is native to British Columbia, Oregon, Washington State and California, where it grows in woods and especially in clay and serpentine soils. ""Allium amplectens"" grows from a pinkish-brown bulb and sends up a naked green stem topped with an inflorescence. When closed, the inflorescence is wrapped in bright pink to magenta bracts. These open to produce between 10 and 50 shiny white to pale pink flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The six stout stamens and the ovary are white or tinted"
"with an inflorescence of 10 to 30 flowers, each of which is one to one and a half centimeters wide. Each flower has six pinkish, red-purple, or white-streaked purple tepals. The name ""Allium falcifolium"" var. ""demissum"" was coined in 1921, referring to the taxon now known as ""Allium siskiyouense"" Allium falcifolium Allium falcifolium is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name scytheleaf onion or coast flatstem onion. It is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in heavy, rocky soils, especially serpentine soils. ""Allium falcifolium"", grows from a reddish-brown bulb one to"
"they dry. Allium serra Allium serra is a California species of wild onion known by several common names, including jeweled onion, pom-pon onion, and serrated onion. It favors hard soils with rock and clay, including serpentine soil. It is found in the Coast Ranges of central and northern California, from Merced County to Humboldt County. ""Allium serra"" plant produces a small herringbone-patterned bulb an average of one centimeter in diameter. It has a long stem on which it bears a tightly bunched umbel of flowers. The attractive bright pink flowers are thimble or bell-shaped, often iridescent when new and becoming"
"fine in other soils. This plant spreads quickly, much like a weed, and can be difficult to get rid of. Allium oleraceum Allium oleraceum (field garlic) is a Eurasian species of wild onion. It is a bulbous perennial that grows wild in dry places, reaching in height. It reproduces by seed, bulbs and by the production of small bulblets in the flower head (similarly to ""Allium vineale""). Unlike ""A. vineale"", it is very rare with ""A. oleraceum"" to find flower-heads containing bulbils only. In addition, the spathe in ""A. oleraceum"" is in two parts. ""Allium oleraceum"" is widespread across most"
"Allium vineale Allium vineale (wild garlic, onion grass, crow garlic or stag's garlic) is a perennial, bulb-forming species of wild onion, native to Europe, northwestern Africa and the Middle East. The species was introduced in Australia and North America, where it has become a noxious weed. All parts of the plant have a strong garlic odour. The underground bulb is 1–2 cm diameter, with a fibrous outer layer. The main stem grows to 30–120 cm tall, bearing 2–4 leaves and an apical inflorescence 2–5 cm diameter comprising a number of small bulbils and none to a few flowers, subtended by"
"Allium paniculatum Allium paniculatum, common name pale garlic or Mediterranean onion, is a Eurasian species of wild onion with a range extending from Portugal to Kazakhstan. It is widely cultivated and is now naturalized in several places outside its native range. ""Allium paniculatum"" produces several egg-shaped bulbs, each up to 1.5 cm across. No rhizomes. Leaves are tubular and hollow, up to 35 cm long. Scape is round in cross-section, solid, up to 75 cm tall. Inflorescence is (despite the name of the species) an umbel with as many as 100 flowers. Flowers are bell-shaped, about 6 mm across; tepals"
"can also be used as a moth repellant. The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles. Allium validum Allium validum, known by several common names including swamp onion, wild onion, Pacific onion, and Pacific mountain onion, is native to the Cascade Range, to the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountains, and other high-elevation regions in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho and British Columbia. The ""Allium validum"" bulb is three to five centimeters long, ovoid and clustered on the short end. The outer coat of the stout rhizome is brown or gray in color, fibrous, and vertically lined. The stem"
"Allium oleraceum Allium oleraceum (field garlic) is a Eurasian species of wild onion. It is a bulbous perennial that grows wild in dry places, reaching in height. It reproduces by seed, bulbs and by the production of small bulblets in the flower head (similarly to ""Allium vineale""). Unlike ""A. vineale"", it is very rare with ""A. oleraceum"" to find flower-heads containing bulbils only. In addition, the spathe in ""A. oleraceum"" is in two parts. ""Allium oleraceum"" is widespread across most of Europe, with additional populations in Turkey and the Caucasus. It is sparingly naturalised in scattered locations in North America."
"either early spring or late fall and usually cooked in pits. Both the bulb and the flowering stalk are edible; however, in the culinary arts, the stalk possesses a more pleasant flavour. Allium acuminatum Allium acuminatum, also known as the tapertip onion or Hooker's onion, a species in the genus ""Allium"" and is native to the Western United States and Canada. It has been reported from every state west of the Rocky Mountains, plus British Columbia. ""Allium acuminatum"" produces bulbs that are spherical, less than 2 cm across and smelling like onions. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, wearing"