Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic".
Allium
Allium flavum (yellow) and Allium carinatum (purple)
Capsule of Allium oreophilum.
Wild Allium in Behbahan, Iran
An onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. Its close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chive.
Onion
Roots, leaves and developing bulb
Inflorescence with flower buds
Indian onions