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Allium cepa

Family: amaryllidaceae
Common name(s): onion
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~5 - 10

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Allium cepa

• BBC Gardening: Allium cepa 'Red Baron' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (more profiles for additional varieties) (1 photo). Also pages for 'Sturon', 'Stuttgarter Giant', and 'Hative de Niort'.
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 3-10) (4 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (41 varieties in database) (15 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-10) (8 photos)
• Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status. (2 photos)
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 5-10a) (14 photos)
• Pacific Bulb Society - One of the plants described on this page about the genus. (2 photos)

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Common name(s): Shallot

Allium cepa Cepa Group

Links

• Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 3-10) (2 photos)

Allium cepa var. proliferum

Common name(s): Egyptian walking onion

Links

• Rob's Plants: Allium cepa var. proliferum - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (2 photos)