Allium cepa
Garden Onion
Also known as: Allium angolense Baker +17 more
- Allium angolense Baker
- Allium aobanum Araki
- Allium ascalonicum f. rotterianum Voss ex J.Becker
- Allium ascalonicum subsp. condensum Millán
- Allium ascalonicum subsp. fertile Millán
- Allium ascalonicum subsp. rotterianum Voss ex J.Becker
- Allium ascalonicum subsp. sterile Millán
- Allium ascalonicum var. condensum Millán
- Allium ascalonicum var. fertile Millán
- Allium ascalonicum var. majus Corrie
- Allium ascalonicum var. sterile Millán
- Allium cepa f. viviparum Metzg.
- Allium cepa subsp. aggregatum G.Don
- Allium cepa subsp. anglicum Alef.
- Allium cepa subsp. argenteum Alef.
- Allium cepa subsp. bifolium Alef.
- Allium cepa subsp. crinides Alef.
- Allium cepa subsp. flandricum Alef.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Allium cepa (commonly known as Garden Onion) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Turkmenistan
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Galápagos, Germany, Great Britain, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Illinois, India, Inner Mongolia, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krym, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Montana, Morocco, New York, Niue, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Oregon, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia