The edible part of the onion is called the bulb. These are true bulbs, as they can be lifted, stored and replanted.
It is also not uncommon for the stems (shoots) to be eaten, these are normally cut up and used in salads much the same as Chives. The common garden onion is botanically known as Allium cepa
The common onion (Allium cepa) is a monocotyledonous bulb and belongs to the genus Allium (Family Amaryllidaceae); the genus Allium has between 500 and 900 species (depending on taxonomy).
Alium are cosmopolitan in distribution meaning that the plants probably originated very early in biological history and were widespread on the early continent of Pangaea before being distributed around the world through continental drift.
Onions are closely related to Shallots, Leeks, Garlic, Chives and Tulbachia
They are a bulbous storage root and have a fibrous root system and parallel leaf venation.
the root
the root
No the root is below the ground and the green onion is above the ground which is a young onion. it will eventually grow into a onion.
Traditionally, the onion originates from soil.
The bulb.... an onion bulb is the seed that you plant to grown an onion. So, the part of the plant is a bulb.
An onion is a plant, it's not a part of a plant. Different parts of the onion are used for different reasons. But generally what we consider onions are the onion bulb.
the roots of the plant
The bottom part.
the onion plant.
maybe most of onions in India come from warmer regions of Maharashtra and Gujrat states.
Green parts of onions
Onions come in many sizes - this is one where you actually have to use your own judgement,
Brown (or any ) onions come in a variety of sizes. There is no way to estimate their size without seeing them.
onions traditionally come from France
About 3 or 4 yellow onions, depending on your opinion of "medium".
* There are whit onions, Purple onions and all sort of onions * There are whit onions, Purple onions and all sort of onions
Spring onions most likely originated in Asia, either in China or Siberia.
Spring onions most likely originated in Asia, either in China or Siberia.
Bulb onions are usually ready to be harvested in late summer, July or August. You can also tell if a bulb onion is ready to be harvested when flowers come from their stalks.
Onions have been known and used since Ancient Times. The wild parent is thought to come from Central Asia. They have been recorded in Ancient Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs.