wild onion
Woodland bulb plant
Wild onion refers to various species of onion that grow uncultivated, found across North America and other regions.
The bulbs and greens are edible, with a flavor similar to cultivated onions or chives but often stronger.
Wild onions have been gathered as food for thousands of years: We found wild onions growing along the creek.
They're distinguished from similar-looking toxic plants by their unmistakable onion smell.
Mild allium herb
- scallionYoung onion, edible stalk
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- leekMild cylindrical onion relative
- shallotMild culinary bulb
ramps · seasoning · herb · ingredient · garnish · sautéed · salad · soup
Onion family plants
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- nativeOriginating from a place
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
species · umbel · flowering · pollination · seed · naturalized · meadow · prairie
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- harvestGathering mature crops
- gatherBring or come together
- woodsForested area
meadow · trail · wilderness · botany · edible · survival · bushcraft · spring greens
chives
Mild allium herb
shallot · ramps · seasoning · herb · ingredient · garnish · sautéed · salad · soup · pesto
allium
Onion family plants
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- nativeOriginating from a place
wildflower · species · umbel · flowering · pollination · seed · naturalized · meadow · prairie · woodland
wildcrafting
Gathering uncultivated natural materials
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- harvestGathering mature crops
- gatherBring or come together
woods · meadow · trail · wilderness · botany · edible · survival · bushcraft · spring greens · ramps
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
shallot · leek · sulfuric · tangy · zesty · savory · fragrant · herbaceous · spicy · volatile
tunicate
Coated marine invertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- perennialRecurring each year
dormancy · sprouting · bulblets · rhizome · offsets · overwintering · clonal · papery · small · clustered
- wild garlicramps, ramp
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- alliumsgarlic, leek, shallot, chive, scallion
- prairie plantsswitchgrass, buffalo grass, prairie rose, purple coneflower, coneflower
- dryland plantssagebrush, big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, saltbush, greasewood
wild onioncultivated
Improved through nurture
domesticated · yellow onion · white onion · red onion · tame