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Scallions (also known as green onions and spring onions) 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, [1] and Chinese onions. [2] The leaves are eaten both raw and cooked.
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
But beyond the flavor profile, onions also have impressive nutrition facts. They are high in vitamin C, a good source of dietary fiber and folic acid, and they contain calcium, iron and some protein.
Allium tricoccum with open inflorescence bud (June 6). Allium tricoccum is a perennial growing from an ovoid-conical shaped bulb that is 2–6 cm (1–2 in) long. [4] Plants typically produce a cluster of 2–6 bulbs that give rise to broad, [5] flat, smooth, light green leaves, that are 20–30 cm (8–12 in) long including the narrow petioles, [4] often with deep purple or burgundy tints on ...
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 species is very similar in taste and odor to the related common onion, Allium cepa, and hybrids between the two (tree onions) exist.
Some species (such as Welsh onion A. fistulosum and leeks (A. ampeloprasum)) develop thickened leaf-bases rather than forming bulbs as such. Carl Linnaeus first described the genus Allium in 1753. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated ...
The root system is less effective without a continuous supply of calcium to newly developing cells. Even short term disruptions in calcium supply can disrupt biological functions and root function. [39] A common symptom of calcium deficiency in leaves is the curling of the leaf towards the veins or center of the leaf.
Allium triquetrum is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium native to the Mediterranean basin. It is known in English as three-cornered leek or three-cornered garlic, in Australia as angled onion, [4] and in New Zealand as onion weed. [5] Both the English name and the specific epithet triquetrum refer to the three-cornered shape of the ...