Chives,scientific name Allium schoenoprasum,is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae that produces edible leaves and flowers.
An onion,also known as the bulb onion or common onion,is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic,scallion,leek,and chives.
Scallions are edible vegetables of various species in the genus Allium. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic,shallots,leeks,chives,and Chinese onions. The leaves are eaten both raw and cooked.
Allium fistulosum,the Welsh onion,also commonly called bunching onion,long green onion,Japanese bunching onion,and spring onion,is a species of perennial plant,often considered to be a kind of scallion.
The tree onion is a perennial plant similar to the common onion (A. cepa),but with a cluster of bulblets where a normal onion would have flowers. Tree onions are also known as topsetting onions,walking onions,or Egyptian onions. Genomic evidence has conclusively shown that they are a diploid hybrid of the shallot and the Welsh onion (A. fistulosum). However,some sources may still treat the tree onion as A. cepa var. proliferum or A. cepa Proliferum Group.
Allium vineale 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 an Invasive species.
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.
Allium nigrum,common name black garlic,broad-leaved leek,or broadleaf garlic,is a Middle Eastern species of wild onion. It lacks the onion or garlic scent shared by most of the other species in the group. The species is native to Turkey,Cyprus,Syria,Lebanon,and Israel but cultivated as an ornamental in many other places. It has become naturalized in some regions,including parts of the United States.
Allium chinense is an edible species of Allium,native to China,and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion,scallion,leek,chive,and garlic.
Buchimgae (Korean: 부침개),or Korean pancake,refers broadly to any type of pan-fried ingredients soaked in egg or a batter mixed with other ingredients. More specifically,it is a dish made by pan-frying a thick batter mixed with egg and other ingredients until a thin flat pancake-shaped fritter is formed.
Malva verticillata,also known as the Chinese mallow or cluster mallow,is a species of the mallow genus Malva in the family of Malvaceae found in East Asia from Pakistan to China. M. verticillata is an annual or biennial that grow up to 1.7 meters in high and can inhabit woodland areas of different soil types. The small,symmetrical flowers have five white,pink or red petals (0.8 cm) and thirteen or more stamens. Each flower has three narrow epicalyx bracts. The fruit is a dry,hairless nutlet. The leaves are simple and alternate.
Allium macrostemon,Chinese garlic,Japanese garlic or long-stamen onion,is a species of wild onion widespread across much of East Asia. It is known from many parts of China,as well as Japan,Korea,Mongolia,Tibet and Primorye. It has been collected from elevations ranging from sea level to 3000 m.
Allium hollandicum,the 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 umbels of attractive purple flowers. It is reportedly naturalized in Saint Louis County,Minnesota.
Allium ramosum,called fragrant-flowered garlic or Chinese chives is a northern Asian species of wild onion native to Kazakhstan,Mongolia,Siberia,the Russian Far East,and northern China. The species is also naturalized in a few places in eastern Europe. In its native range,it grows at elevations of 500–2100 m.
Allium is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with around 1000 different species accepted in botanical science,making Allium the largest genus in the Amaryllidaceae plant family and places Allium amongst the largest plant genera in the world. Many of the species are edible,and some have a long history of cultivation and human consumption as a vegetable including the onion,garlic,scallions,shallots,leeks,and chives,with onions being the second most grown vegetable globally after tomatoes as of 2023.
A leek is a vegetable,a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum,the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk. The genus Allium also contains the onion,garlic,shallot,scallion,chives,and Chinese onion. Three closely related vegetables,elephant garlic,kurrat and Persian leek or tareh,are also cultivars of A. ampeloprasum,although different in their culinary uses.
The precise taxonomy of the genus Allium is still poorly understood with incorrect descriptions being widespread. With over 850 species distributed over the Northern hemisphere Allium is the sole genus in the Allieae,one of four tribes of subfamily Allioideae (Amaryllidaceae). New species continue to be described and Allium is both highly variable and one of the largest monocotyledonous genera,but the precise taxonomy of Allium is poorly understood,with incorrect descriptions being widespread. The difficulties arise from the fact that the genus displays considerable polymorphism and has adapted to a wide variety of habitats. Furthermore,traditional classications had been based on homoplasious characteristics. However,the genus has been shown to be monophyletic,containing three major clades,although some proposed subgenera are not. Some progress is being made using molecular phylogenetic methods,and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region,including the 5.8S rDNA and the two spacers ITS1 and ITS2,is one of the more commonly used markers in the study of the differentiation of the Allium species.
Garlic chive flower sauce is a condiment made by fermenting flowers of Allium tuberosum. It is used in Chinese cuisine as a dip for its fragrant,savory and salty attributes. The flower has a mild garlic flavor and aroma.
