Shallot
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The shallot is a cultivar group of the onion. Until 2010, the shallot was classified as a separate species, Allium ascalonicum. The taxon was synonymized with Allium cepa in 2010, as the difference wa
Sliced and whole red shallots
Shallot plant (A. cepa var. aggregatum) growing in Castelltallat, Spain
Shallot seeds
Shallots for sale in India
Allium chinense
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Allium chinense is an edible species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic.
Shallot
…was too small to justify a separate species. As part of the onion genus Allium, its close relatives include garlic, scallions, leeks, chives, and the Chinese onion. The names "scallion" and "shallot" are derived from the Old French eschalotte, by way of eschaloigne, from the Latin Ascalōnia caepa or Ascalonian…
Allium chinense 1
Flowers of Allium chinense
Sold at a market in Shenzhen (left)