Allium x proliferum

(Moench) Schrader ex Willd.

Beltsville bunching onion, Egyptian onion

Amaryllidaceae Edible: Bulbs, Bulblets, Leaves 382 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A Mediterranean climate bulbous plant in the onion family (Amaryllidaceae), also known as the Beltsville bunching onion or Egyptian onion.

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Edible Uses

The bulbs, bulblets, and leaves are all edible and commonly used.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Egypt, Europe, India, North America, Siberia, USA,

Notes

There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating! They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.

Synonyms

Allium cepa var. proliferum (Moench) RegelAllium fistulosum var. viviparum MakinoAllium fistulosum f. viviparum (Makino) M. HiroeAllium multiabulatum S. CicinaAllium proliferum (Moench) Schrad. ex Willd.Allium x wakegi ArakiCepa x prolifera Moench

Also Known As

Catawissa onion, Da gaun cong, Top onion, Tree onion, Turfed stone leek

References (6)

Enum. pl. 1:358. 1809
Kays, S. J., and Dias, J. C. S., 1995, Common Names of Commercially Cultivated Vegetables of the World in 15 languages. Economic Botany, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 115-152 (As Allium x wakegi)
Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 5
Small, E., 2009, Top 100 Food Plants. The world's most important culinary crops. NRC Research Press. p 377
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)

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