Allium fistulosum, commonly called the Welsh onion, is a species of perennial plant often treated as a kind of scallion. It is also known by many other common names, including bunching onion, long green onion, Japanese bunching onion, stone leek, rock onion and spring onion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Comparison
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Allium fistulosum
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1. Allium fistulosum (Wikipedia)
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Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion, also commonly called bunching onion, long green onion, Japanese bunching onion, stone leek, rock onion and spring onion, is a species of perennial plant, often considered to be a kind of scallion.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Plants For A Future: Allium fistulosum
Plants For A FutureMedicinal UsesQuote, Medicinal Uses
It is used in the treatment of colds and abdominal coldness and fullness.
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Allium fistulosum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
View the Source 5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
View the Source 6. Wikipedia: Allium fistulosum
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7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Allium fistulosum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2856504, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2856504, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
View the Source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amaryllidaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12534Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12534
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Liliales","family":"Amaryllidaceae"},"synonyms":[{"id":99613,"full_name":"Amaryllidaceae hybrid","author_year":"","rank":"GENUS"}],"common_names":[{"name":"Perce-neige, crocus d'automne","language":"FR"},{"name":"Snowdrops, sternbergias","language":"EN"},{"name":"Campanitas de las nieves, esternbergias","language":"ES"},{"name":"石蒜科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
View the Source Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
View the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Allium fistulosum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Asparagales, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Taxon record
"order": "Asparagales"
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