Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Allium fistulosum
cebolleta, cebolla de rama, cebolla blanca, welsh onion
Bulb solitary or clustered, cylindric, rarely ovoid-cylindric, 1--2(--4.5) cm in diam.; tunic white, rarely pale red-brown, membranous to thinly leathery, entire. Leaves subequaling scape, 0.5--1.5 cm wide. Scape 30--50(--100) cm, terete, fistulose, covered with leaf sheaths for ca. 1/3 its length. Spathe 2-valved, persistent. Umbel globose, many flowered (WFO, 2022).
It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
fistulosum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Allium wakegi Araki. Reference in Lawesson (1990) probably based on specimen CDS 4210, P.S. Bentley 497, which is a specimen of A. cepa (spring onion).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1990
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Its native range is a cultigen from China (POWO, 2022).
- Lawesson, J.E. et al. (1990) Taller sobre Investigacion Botánica y Manejo en Galapagos, abril 11 - 18 de 1987. .
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Allium fistulosum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=856. Accessed 27 May 2025.