Scallion
Allium fistulosum
Bunching onion that does not make a storage bulb. Many grocery ‘green onions’ are actually young A. cepa. True bunching onions are perennials in clumps.
GROW → HARVEST → EAT → DRY → POWDER → CAPSULE → GUMMY — forms are not equivalent. Food first.
Identity
Also called: green onion, spring onion (ambiguous), Welsh onion
What it is
Bunching onion that does not make a storage bulb. Many grocery ‘green onions’ are actually young A. cepa. True bunching onions are perennials in clumps.
Edible portions
- leaves
- shanks
Absence of a portion from this list means it is not treated as food here — not that every other part is toxic.
Growing
- Climate. 4–9 perennial clumps
- Light. Full sun
- Soil. Rich, even moisture
- Planting. Division or seed. Can overwinter.
- Harvest. Whole plants or cut-and-come leaves.
Preparation and culinary uses
- Raw garnish, stir-fry last-minute
Next steps
Sources
- USDA PLANTS Database — taxonomy and range (verify current entries)
- No USDA FoodData Central nutrient profile is attached here. That is not a claim that the plant contains no nutrients.
- State cooperative extension growing guides — verify for your region
Honest incompleteness is preferred to fabricated completeness. If a section is missing, no record for it is attached here — not a claim that the plant lacks that characteristic, and not that it was omitted as a secret.
Internal quality class B. Good foundation: enough unique information to exist as its own destination.