List of Allium species

Allium is a large genus of flowering plants, belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family, known for their onion-like bulbs and attractive flowers. This genus includes many species that are commonly used in cooking, such as onions, garlic, and leeks, as well as ornamental plants. This article provides a list of Allium species.

A

• Allium acuminatum: Also known as the tapertip onion or hooker's onion, this species is native to Western North America.
• Allium aflatunense: A bulbous plant species that is native to central and southwestern Asia.
• Allium ampeloprasum: This species includes the wild leek, elephant garlic, and kurrat.

B

• Allium bisceptrum: Known as the twincrest onion, this species is native to the western United States.
• Allium bulbiferum: Commonly known as the "flowering onion."

C

• Allium cepa: The common onion. It is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
• Allium chinense: Also known as Chinese onion, Chinese scallion, glittering chive, Japanese scallion, Kiangsi scallion, and Oriental onion.

D

• Allium drummondii: Known as Drummond's onion, it is a plant species native to Texas and northern Mexico.

E

• Allium ursinum: Known as wild garlic, ramsons, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek or bear's garlic.

F

• Allium fistulosum: The Welsh onion. Despite its name, it is not native to Wales.

G

• Allium giganteum: Known as giant onion, it is the tallest species of Allium.

H

• Allium hollandicum: Commonly referred to as Persian onion or Dutch garlic.

I

• Allium italicum: Native to the Mediterranean region.

J

• Allium jesdianum: Known as Jesdian onion or Persian onion.

K

• Allium karataviense: Known as the Turkestan onion.

L

• Allium ledebourianum: Native to the Altai Mountains in Central Asia.

M

• Allium moly: Known as golden garlic or lily leek.

N

• Allium neapolitanum: Known as the Neapolitan garlic.

O

• Allium obliquum: Native to Siberia and European Russia.

P

• Allium paradoxum: Known as the few-flowered leek or few-flowered garlic.

Q

• Allium quercetorum: Known as the oak garlic.

R

• Allium rosenbachianum: Native to the mountains of Central Asia.

S

• Allium sativum: Known as garlic, it is one of the most commonly used species in cooking.
• Allium schoenoprasum: Known as chives.

T

• Allium triquetrum: Known as three-cornered leek.

U

• Allium ursinum: Known as wild garlic.

V

• Allium vineale: Known as crow garlic or field garlic.

W

• Allium wallichii: Native to the Himalayas.

X

• Allium x proliferum: Known as tree onion or Egyptian onion.

Y

• Allium yosemitense: Known as Yosemite onion.

Z

• Allium zebdanense: Native to Lebanon and Israel.

See also

• List of culinary herbs and spices
• List of plants used in herbalism