There are dozens of cultivars of the

onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onio ...

(''Allium cepa''), one of the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium'', But there are also other species cultivated as 'onions'. Many are named after the first person to breed them, or the locality they came from. Different localities often use their own common names for cultivars that are genetically almost identical. Sometimes different cultivars are known by the same common name (for example the name 'Chinese chives' could be referring to ''Allium odorum'' or ''Allium tuberosum''). This list is based on the

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s accepted classification.

Cultivar names

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