Allium fistulosum
Allium fistulosum
| Order | [[]] |
|---|---|
| Family | [[]] |
| Genus | Allium |
2n =
Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
Contents
Description
plant habit. Redrawn and adapted by Achmad Satiri Nurhaman
flowering plant
inflorescence
field
harvested plants
Popular names
Classification
Cultivars
History
Uses
CIBOUL. TWO-BLADED ONION. WELSH ONION. Siberia, introduced into England in 1629[1]. The Welsh onion acquired its name from the German walsch (foreign)[2]. It never forms a bulb like the common onion but has long, tapering roots and strong fibers[3]. It is grown for its leaves which are used in salads. McIntosh[4] says it has a small, flat, brownish-green bulb which ripens early and keeps well and is useful for pickling. It is very hardy and, as Targioni-Tozzetti[5] thinks, is probably the parent species of the onion. It is mentioned by McMahon[6] in 1806 as one of the American garden esculents; by Randolph in Virginia before 1818; and was cataloged for sale by Thorburn in 1828, as at the present time.
