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The onion, Allium cepa, is a vegetable and the most widely cultivated species in the genus Allium, placing it in the same plant family as garlic, leeks, and chives. It is usually a biennial plant grown as an annual, with a fan of hollow, bluish-green leaves and a bulb made of shortened, compressed underground stems surrounded by fleshy modified leaves that store food reserves. If left unharvested it produces rounded clusters of white flowers with black, triangular seeds. Allium cepa is known only from cultivation, so its wild ancestor is unknown, though related wild species grow in Central Asia and Iran. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Farmed or Commercially Raised 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Allium cepa 5

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

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Source Wikidata: Onion

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Sources

1. Onion (Wikipedia)

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The onion (Allium cepa L.Tooltip Carl Linnaeus, from Latin cepa), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 355594
The onion (Allium cepa L.Tooltip Carl Linnaeus, from Latin cepa), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Allium cepa

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

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"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439

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"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":[]

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5. Wikipedia: Onion

WikipediaWikidata Q23485 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Allium cepa

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2857697, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amaryllidaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12534

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"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":[]

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Wikidata: Onion

Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata P171View the Source

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