Which is the smallest plant of the onion family?
"Onion The onion (""Allium cepa"" L., from Latin ""cepa"" ""onion""), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ""Allium"". Its close relatives include the garlic, leek, chive, and Chinese onion. This genus also contains several other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion (""Allium fistulosum""), the tree onion (""A."" ×""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. Its"
"Microtis (plant) Microtis, commonly known as onion orchids or mignonette orchids is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Onion orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus ""Prasophyllum"" in that they have an onion-like leaf. The flowers are small but often scented and attractive to their insect pollinators. They are widespread in Asia, Australia and some Pacific islands. Orchids in the genus ""Microtis"" are terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herbs with a few inconspicuous, fine roots and an egg-shaped to"
"Microtis oligantha Microtis oligantha, commonly known as the small onion orchid is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. It has a single thin, hollow, onion-like leaf and up to ten small green flowers. It differs from the other two onion orchids in New Zealand, (""M. unifolia"" and ""M. parviflora"") in being a much smaller plant with a more pointed dorsal sepal. ""Microtis oligantha"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, smooth, tubular leaf up to long. Between one and ten green or yellowish-green flowers up to are arranged along a flowering"
"Pearl onion The pearl onion (""Allium ampeloprasum"" var. ""sectivum"" or ""A. ampeloprasum"" 'Pearl-Onion Group'), also known as button or baby onions in the UK, or creamers in the US, is a close relative of the leek (""A. ampeloprasum"" var. ""porrum""), and may be distinguished from common onions by having only a single storage leaf, similar to cloves of garlic. In French they are known as ""petit poireau antillais"". Pearl onions are cultivated mostly in Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy, usually in home gardens, although formerly on a commercial scale. They are mostly used for pickling. The majority of onions grown"
"""New Zealand Journal of Botany"". The specific epithet (""oligantha"") is derived from the Ancient Greek words ""oligos"" meaning ""few"", ""little"" or ""scanty"" and ""anthos"" meaning ""flower"". The small onion orchid grows in damp grassland and meadows in montane and subalpine parts of both the North, South and Chatham Islands. ""Microtis eremaea"" is classified as ""not threatened"" in New Zealand. Microtis oligantha Microtis oligantha, commonly known as the small onion orchid is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. It has a single thin, hollow, onion-like leaf and up to ten small green flowers. It differs from the other two"
"Scallion Scallions (also known as green onions, spring onions, or salad onions) are vegetables of various ""Allium"" onion species. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, chive, spring onion and Chinese onion. Although the bulbs of many ""Allium"" species are used as food, the defining characteristic of scallion species is that they lack a fully developed bulb. ""Allium"" species referred to as scallions have hollow, tubular green leaves growing directly from the bulb. These leaves are used as a vegetable; they are eaten either raw or cooked. The leaves are often chopped"
"United States. This prohibition came into force after farmers complained about alleged market manipulation by Sam Siegel and Vincent Kosuga at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange two years earlier. The subsequent investigation provided economists with a unique case study into the effects of futures trading on agricultural prices. The act remains in effect . Onion The onion (""Allium cepa"" L., from Latin ""cepa"" ""onion""), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ""Allium"". Its close relatives include the garlic, leek, chive, and Chinese onion. This genus also"
"onions, and a single plant forms an aggregate cluster of several bulbs from a master. They are propagated almost exclusively from daughter bulbs, although reproduction from seed is possible. Shallots are the most important subgroup within this group and comprise the only cultivars cultivated commercially. They form aggregate clusters of small, narrowly ovoid to pear-shaped bulbs. Potato onions differ from shallots in forming larger bulbs with fewer bulbs per cluster, and having a flattened (onion-like) shape. However, intermediate forms exist. I'itoi onion is a prolific multiplier onion cultivated in the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness, Arizona area. This small-bulb type has a"
"Caladenia nana subsp. nana Caladenia nana"" subsp. ""nana, commonly known as the little pink fan orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a relatively small orchid with a single hairy leaf and up to three pink flowers with short, spreading, fan-like sepals and petals and which often grows in dense clumps. ""Caladenia nana"" subsp. ""nana"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which often grows in dense clumps of up to twenty plants. It has a single erect, hairy leaf, long and wide."
"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"
"(""A. cepa"" var. ""aggregatum"", formerly ""A. ascalonicum""), harvested before bulbs form, or sometimes after slight bulbing has occurred. Scallion Scallions (also known as green onions, spring onions, or salad onions) are vegetables of various ""Allium"" onion species. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, chive, spring onion and Chinese onion. Although the bulbs of many ""Allium"" species are used as food, the defining characteristic of scallion species is that they lack a fully developed bulb. ""Allium"" species referred to as scallions have hollow, tubular green leaves growing directly from the bulb. These"
"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,"
"of the flowers and their tendency to change when dried as herbarium species led to further confusion. Most ""Microtis"" are very easy to grow, and readily volunteer themselves in other pots. Onion orchids are often found in gardens around Melbourne from wind-born seed. Microtis (plant) Microtis, commonly known as onion orchids or mignonette orchids is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Onion orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus ""Prasophyllum"" in that they have an onion-like leaf. The"
"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"
"Orchard oriole The orchard oriole (""Icterus spurius"") is the smallest species of icterid. The subspecies of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, ""I. s. fuertesi"", is sometimes considered a separate species, the ochre oriole or Fuertes's oriole. This species is long and weighs . The bill is pointed and black with some blue-gray at the base of the lower mandible (Howell and Webb 1995). The adult male of the nominate subspecies has chestnut on the underparts, shoulder, and rump, with the rest of the plumage black. In the subspecies ""I. s. fuertesi"", the chestnut is replaced with ochre (Howell and Webb"
"in diameter (1 - 8cm). Potato onion The potato onion (also known as multiplier onion) is a variety of the Aggregatum Group of ""Allium cepa"", similar to the shallot, although producing larger bulbs. It is remarkably easy to grow, keeps better than almost any other variety of onion, and is ideal for the home gardener with restricted space. It was very popular in the past, but--like many old varieties--it has been passed over in favor of types more suitable for mechanical harvesting and mass marketing. It is generally planted from bulbs, not from seed. Most sources say it should be"
"plants used by the dainty sulphur: Nathalis iole Nathalis iole, the dainty sulphur or dwarf yellow, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. This species is the smallest North American pierid. A rare population, known from Homestead (Smith et al., 1994), is said to have mostly white individuals. Some feel that the dainty sulphur is so unique among pierids, in shape and in several structural features, that it should belong in a separate subfamily. Its appearance is highly variable but identification should not be a problem. The forewings elongated shape is distinctive. The upperside of the wings is"
"or white. Allium sanbornii Allium sanbornii is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Sanborn's onion. It is native to northern California and southwestern Oregon. It grows in the serpentine soils of the southern Cascade Range and northern Sierra Nevada foothills. ""Allium sanbornii"" produces a reddish-brown bulb up to about long. Scape up to long, bearing a single cylindrical leaf which is about the same length. The umbel contains as many as 150 small flowers, each with tepals less than a centimeter long, pink to white with darker red midveins. Anthers are yellow or purple;"
"usually with bulbs, although in some cases they have short rhizomes. The subfamily can be easily recognized by its characteristic smell (the smell of garlic and onions, singular enough to be called ""garlic odour""), by the very soft, fleshy leaves and the umbel-like inflorescence at the end of a stem (scape), which has small to medium flowers with a superior ovary. The subfamily is of considerable economic importance, being grown as vegetables and seasoning, medicinal plants and ornamentals. The genus ""Allium"" includes some of the most widely used edible plants, such as onion and shallot (varieties of ""Allium cepa""), garlic"
"a pedicel one or two centimeters long. Each flower is just under a centimeter wide when fully open, with six white or pink oval-shaped tepals. There are six stamens and the ovary has six pointed crests. Allium tuolumnense Allium tuolumnense is a rare species of wild onion, known by the common name Rawhide Hill onion. It is endemic to Tuolumne County, California, where it is known only from a small section of the Sierra Nevada foothills at Rawhide Hill and the Red Hills. It is a plant of serpentine soils. This onion, ""Allium tuolumnense"", grows from a reddish-brown bulb one"
"can smother other native species such as bluebells and snowdrops. The Few-flowered Leek is edible and can be eaten raw as well as made into dishes such as pesto. It can also be used as a herb to flavour food, much in the same way as other wild garlics. Allium paradoxum Allium paradoxum, the few-flowered garlic or few-flowered leek, is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to mountainous regions of Iran, Caucasus, and Turkmenistan. ""Allium paradoxum"" is a herbaceous perennial growing from a small solitary bulb to about 20–40 cm in height. It"
"in Europe. ""Allium robinsonii"" produces 1-3 egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm long, but no underground rhizomes. Flowering stalks are relatively short for the genus, rarely more than 8 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 9 mm across; tepals white to pale pink with red midrib; anthers purple; pollen yellow or gray; ovary crested. The plant is named in honor of B.L. Robinson of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. Allium robinsonii Allium robinsonii, the Columbia River onion or Robinson's onion, is a rare plant species native to the US States of Washington and Oregon, although some studies suggest"
"Microtis parviflora Microtis parviflora, commonly known as the slender onion-orchid, is a species of orchid which is native to Australia and New Zealand. It occurs in all states of Australia but is not known from the Northern Territory and may not occur in Western Australia. As with others in the genus, it has a single erect, smooth, tubular leaf and up to eighty flowers on an erect flower spike. ""Microtis parviflora"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, smooth, tubular leaf long. The leaf is pointed at the end and usually longer than"
"the largest unbranched inflorescence, that of the titan arum, often erroneously called the ""largest flower"" and the smallest flowering plant and smallest fruit, found in the duckweed, ""Wolffia"". Within the Araceae, genera such as ""Alocasia"", ""Arisaema"", ""Caladium"", ""Colocasia"", ""Dieffenbachia"", and ""Philodendron"" contain calcium oxalate crystals in the form of raphides. When consumed, these may cause edema, vesicle formation, and dysphagia accompanied by painful stinging and burning to the mouth and throat, with symptoms occurring for up to two weeks after ingestion. Food plants in the family Araceae include ""Amorphophallus paeoniifolius"" (elephant foot yam), ""Colocasia esculenta"" (kochu, taro, dasheen), ""Xanthosoma"" (cocoyam,"
"Thrips tabaci Thrips tabaci is a species of very small insect in the genus ""Thrips"" in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the onion thrips, the potato thrips, the tobacco thrips or the cotton seedling thrips. It is an agricultural pest that can damage crops of onions and other plants, and it can additionally act as a vector for plant viruses. In some populations, nearly all onion thrips are female, and males are very rare. The adult onion thrips is some long. The body is some shade of yellow, yellowish-brown or brown; the antennae have seven segments, the"
"and many of the smaller islands of New Zealand. Its range also extends to New Caledonia, Polynesia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and China. Microtis unifolia Microtis unifolia, commonly known as the common onion orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from south China to Japan, Malesia, and Australasia to the Southwest Pacific. It has a single green leaf and up to one hundred small green or yellowish-green flowers. A common, widespread orchid which is easily grown in pots and is sometimes a weed in plant nurseries. ""Microtis unifolia"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a"
"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"
"to reddish-violet with darker midveins. Allium sacculiferum Allium sacculiferum, also called northern plain chive or triangular chive, is an East Asian species of wild onion native to Japan, Korea, eastern Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk, Primorye), and northeastern China (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). It is found along the banks of lakes and rivers at elevations less than 500 m. ""Allium sacculiferum"" makes one or two egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm across. Scapes are up to 70 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, shorter than the scape, up to 5 mm across. Umbels are spherical, with many flowers"
"each about a centimeter long. Blooming occurs in June through September. The plant has a strong onion scent. This onion, one of 12 onion species in Arizona, occurs in the White, Santa Catalina, and Chuska Mountains there. It also occurs in the Mogollon Mountains and Sierra Blanca of New Mexico. It grows in ""Abies lasiocarpa""/""Vaccinium myrtillus"" plant communities at upper elevations and ""Abies concolor""/""Pseudotsuga menziesii""/""Poa pratensis"" communities in the lower. In some areas, it dominates the understory. When available, this plant is favored by domestic and wild ungulates, which browse away the aboveground parts. Animals may eat so much plant"
"programming, an allusion to the many layers of the language, are named as a pun both on the pearl onion and the US presidents' State of the Union addresses. Pearl onion The pearl onion (""Allium ampeloprasum"" var. ""sectivum"" or ""A. ampeloprasum"" 'Pearl-Onion Group'), also known as button or baby onions in the UK, or creamers in the US, is a close relative of the leek (""A. ampeloprasum"" var. ""porrum""), and may be distinguished from common onions by having only a single storage leaf, similar to cloves of garlic. In French they are known as ""petit poireau antillais"". Pearl onions are"
"Microtis atrata Microtis atrata, commonly known as the swamp mignonette orchid or yellow onion orchid and sometimes as Microtidium atratum, is a species of orchid endemic to southern Australia of Western Australia. It has a single thin leaf and up to forty or more yellowish-green flowers. The flowers are the smallest of any Australian ground-dwelling orchid. The orchid usually grows in large colonies after fire and although small, are easily seen because of their very large numbers in their blackened surroundings. ""Microtis atrata"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, smooth, more or"
"Potato onion The potato onion (also known as multiplier onion) is a variety of the Aggregatum Group of ""Allium cepa"", similar to the shallot, although producing larger bulbs. It is remarkably easy to grow, keeps better than almost any other variety of onion, and is ideal for the home gardener with restricted space. It was very popular in the past, but--like many old varieties--it has been passed over in favor of types more suitable for mechanical harvesting and mass marketing. It is generally planted from bulbs, not from seed. Most sources say it should be planted in the fall, but"
"Microtis unifolia Microtis unifolia, commonly known as the common onion orchid, is a species of orchid occurring from south China to Japan, Malesia, and Australasia to the Southwest Pacific. It has a single green leaf and up to one hundred small green or yellowish-green flowers. A common, widespread orchid which is easily grown in pots and is sometimes a weed in plant nurseries. ""Microtis unifolia"" is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single hollow, green leaf which is long. A flowering stem up to high emerges from the leaf about one-third of its length from"