Welsh onion

Also known as bunching onion, green onion, Allium fistulosum, scallion

species of plant

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Species

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

Native toChina North-Central, China South-Central

Allium fistulosum Die Winterzwiebel (Allium fistulosum, Syn.: A. altaicum, A. ceratophyllum, Cepa sissilis, C. ventricosa) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie der Lauchgewächse (Allioideae). Sie wird auch Frühlings- oder Frühzwiebel, Lauchzwiebel, Jungzwiebel, Frühlingslauch, Zwiebelröhrl, Zwiebelröhrchen, Röhrenlauch, Schluppenzwiebel, Schlottenzwiebel, Schnittzwiebel, Ewige Zwiebel, Winterheckenzwiebel, Winterhecke, Weiße Florentiner, Grober Schnittlauch, Jakobslauch, Johannislauch, Fleischlauch, Hohllauch oder Schnattra genannt. Die grünen Blätter der Winterzwiebel werden Schlotten genannt, manchmal wird auch die ganze Winterzwiebel so bezeichnet (nicht zu verwechseln mit Schalotten). Als Winterzwiebeln werden auch Herbstaussaaten der Speisezwiebel (Allium cepa) bezeichnet, die eine normale Zwiebel bilden, aber weder schalenfest noch gut lagerbar sind.

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taxon name: Allium fistulosum
Commons category: Allium fistulosum
Commons gallery: Allium fistulosum
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2276
taxon common name: ozimni luk
short name: A. fistulosum
taxon author citation: L.

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Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion, also commonly called bunching onion, long green onion, Japanese bunching onion, stone leek, rock onion and spring onion, is a species of perennial plant, often considered to be a kind of scallion.

The species is very similar in taste and odor to the related common onion, Allium cepa, and hybrids between the two (tree onions) exist. A. fistulosum, however, does not develop bulbs, and its leaves and scapes are hollow (fistulosum means 'hollow'). Larger varieties of A. fistulosum, such as the Japanese negi, resemble the leek, and smaller varieties resemble chives. A. fistulosum can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. It is also grown in a bunch as an ornamental plant.