Wednesday 3 September 2014
The onion genus Allium comprises monocotyledonous flowering
plants and includes, besides the onion, garlic, chives, scallion, and the leek.
Allium species occur in temperate
climates of the northern hemisphere, except for a few species occurring in
Chile, Brazil (A. sellovianum),
and tropical Africa. They vary in height between 5 cm and 150 cm. The
flowers form an umbel at the top of a leafless stalk. Source
