Onion
- Flower nameOnion
- Scientific nameAllium cepa "pekorosu"
- Aliaspekorosu, 小タマネギ, プチオニオン, ベビーオニオン
- Place of originCentral Asia such as northwest India
- Place of flowering
- Flowering seasonJune
What is Onion
Pecoros (scientific name: Allium cepa "pekorosu") is a small one of onion (scientific name: Allium cepa) which is a two-year grass or perennial grass of the family Amaryllidaceae native to Central Asia such as northwest India. It is also called small onion, petit onion, baby onion because the rhizome diameter is as small as 3 - 4 cm. It is made by ordinary onion dense and not growing big. Like ordinary onion, peel off and use it for cooking. Because it is small, it is used for stewed dishes ,pickles, or sliced thinly into raw salad.
Generic name: pekorosu, scientific name: Allium cepa "pekorosu", also known as small onion, putit onion, baby onion, Living type: two year grass or perennial grass, plant height: 20 to 30 cm, leaves: alternate, inflorescence: scattering inflorescence, flower color: white, flower size: 0.2 to 0.5 cm, flowering period: 6 Bulb shape: spherical to oblate shape, bulbous stem: 3 to 4 cm, application site: leaf (bulb leaves), fruit type: fruits.










