Allium oschaninii
Allium oschaninii, the French gray shallot, griselle or true shallot, is a perennial plant of the onion genus Allium. It forms underground bulbs much like the (French red) shallots, covered by a layer of pale brown-grey skin (hence the common name).
| Allium oschaninii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Cepa |
| Species: | A. oschaninii |
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| Allium oschaninii | |
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It is native to Northeastern Iran and Central Asia. It is widely planted in parts of southern France for culinary use.
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