Taxon:  Allium oschaninii O. Fedtsch.



Summary
Genus:
Allium
Subgenus:
Cepa
Section:
Cepa
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Allioideae
Tribe:
Allieae
Nomen number:
2339
Place of publication:
Progressivnoe sadovodstvo i ogorodnichestvo 3:332.  1906
Verified:
01/12/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (6  active, 4  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
  5. Friesen, N. et al. 2006. Phylogeny and new intrageneric classification of Allium (Alliaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS sequences. Aliso 22:372-395.
  6. Fritsch, R. M. et al. 2001. Allium vavilovii M. Popov et Vved. and a new Iranian species are the closest among the known relatives of the common onion A. cepa L. (Alliaceae). Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 48:401-408.
  7. Gurushidze, M. et al. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships of wild and cultivated species of Allium section Cepa inferred by nuclear rDNA ITS sequence analysis. Pl. Syst. Evol. 269:259-269.
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  9. Hanelt, P. 1985. Zur Taxonomie, Chorologie und Ökologie der Wildarten von Allium L. sect. Cepa (Mill.) Prokh. Flora 176:107.
  10. Khassanov, F. O. 1992. A revision of the genus Allium L. in the flora of Uzbekistan. In: Hanelt, P. et al., eds., The genus Allium - taxonomic problems and genetic resources. Proceedings of an international symposium held at Gatersleben, Germany, June 11-13, 1991 155.
  11. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Raamsdonk, L. W. D. van et al. 2003. Biodiversity assessment based in cpDNA and crossability analysis in selected species of Allium subgenus Rhizirideum. Theor. Appl. Genet. 107:1048-1058.
  14. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishFrench grey shallot  1Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
EnglishFrench shallot  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Frenchechalote grise  2Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan s.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan s.e.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan n.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.e.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (n.), Iran (n.e.)
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan (s.), Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (s.e.)
Cultivated
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Reference(s)
  1. Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  3. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Friesen, N. & M. Klaas. 1998. Origin of some minor vegetatively propagated Allium crops studied with RAPD and GISH. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:511-523. Note: clarifies the origin of the grey shallot, based on RAPD & GISH data the cultivated plant belong to Allium oschaninii, & proposed to be considered an aggregatum form
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2339. Accessed 12 May 2026.