Allium is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on July 10th, 2016.
Title
Allium
Artist
Phyllis Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Allium was captured in a lovely garden in Southwest Ohio.
Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot and leek as well as chives and hundreds of other wild species.
The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, and Linnaeus first described the genus Allium in 1753. Some sources refer to Greek αλεω (to avoid) by reason of the smell of garlic. The cooking and consumption of parts of the plants is due to the large variety of flavours and textures of the species. Various Allium have been cultivated from the earliest times and about a dozen species are economically important as crops, or garden vegetables, and an increasing number of species are important as ornamental plants.
Uploaded
July 10th, 2016
