Where do onions come from?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Traditionally, the onion originates from soil.

Answer 5

The bulb.... an onion bulb is the seed that you plant to grown an onion. So, the part of the plant is a bulb.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

the roots of the plant

Answer 8

The bottom part.