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Red Burgundy Onion

Allium cepa

Dangerous to: cattle, horses, dogs, cats

If an animal has eaten this, call your vet.

Red Burgundy Onion

About

Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic".

Family
Alliaceae

How to use it

This plant is widely cultivated as a vegetable. It can be grown across a broad range of climates, specifically within USDA hardiness zones 3 to 9.

Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org

At a glance

What it needs

USDA hardiness

Zones 3–9

Zone 1Zone 13

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
Name
Red Burgundy Onion
Slug
red-burgundy-onion
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Alliaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
cepa
Category
Allium
Hardiness zone (min)
3
Hardiness zone (max)
9
Average height (cm)
0
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52

Generated sections & citations

summaryinaturalist

fun_facts_kidsllm_gemini · confidence 1.00

  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepa
  • wikidata (common_name)
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion

fun_facts_adultllm_gemini · confidence 1.00

  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepa
  • wikidata (common_name)
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion

how_to_usellm_gemini · confidence 1.00

  • sprigloom (hardiness)
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion