Amaryllidaceae
Shallot
Allium ascalonicum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
Pets and kids
- CatsToxic
- DogsToxic
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Toxic
Toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: disulfides.
Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, pale mucous membranes, elevated heart rate.
- Feline Safety | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Dogs: Toxic
Toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: disulfides.
Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, pale mucous membranes, elevated heart rate.
- Onions Are Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
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Is Shallot safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Shallot safe for cats?
No. Our sources call Shallot toxic to cats (moderate). Toxic principle: disulfides. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, pale mucous membranes, elevated heart rate.
- Feline Safety | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Is Shallot safe for dogs?
No. Our sources call Shallot toxic to dogs (moderate). Toxic principle: disulfides. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, pale mucous membranes, elevated heart rate.
- Onions Are Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline® Poison control
Is Shallot safe for kids?
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Chives Allium schoenoprasumsame genusCats: Toxic; Dogs: Toxic; Kids: Safe
- Onion Allium cepasame genusCats: Toxic; Dogs: Toxic; Kids: Safe
- Garlic Allium sativumsame genusCats: Toxic; Dogs: Toxic; Kids: Mildly toxic
- Ramsons Allium ursinumsame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
- Welsh onion Allium fistulosumsame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
Common names
By language (69)
- Afrikaans
- Sjalot
- Amharic
- ቀይ ሽንኩርት
- Arabic
- ثوم عسقلاني, كراث أندلسي
- arz
- ثوم عسقلانى
- Basque
- Tipulatx
- Belarusian
- Цыбуля-шалёт
- bjn
- Bawang Habang
- Breton
- Chalotez
- Burmese
- ကြက်သွန်နီကလေး
- Cantonese
- 紅蔥頭
- Catalan
- Escalunya, Escalunyes
- Chinese
- 火葱, 火蔥, 紅蔥, 分蔥, 火葱（细香葱）, 细香葱, 西亚火葱, 香葱
- Czech
- Cibule šalotka, Šalotka
- Danish
- Skalotteløg
- Dutch
- Sjalot
- English
- Shallot, Wild onion
- Esperanto
- Ŝaloto, Askalono
- Estonian
- Jeeriku lauk
- Finnish
- Salottisipuli
- French
- Échalote, Echalote, Échalotes, Échalotte
- Galician
- Chalota
- German
- Schalotte, Askalonzwiebel, Echalotte, Echalotten, Edelzwiebel, Eschalotte, Eschlauch, Schalotten
- Greek
- Εσαλότ, Ασκαλώνιο
- Haitian Creole
- Echalot
- Hebrew
- בצלצל, אשלוט, בצל אשקלון, בצל הסריס, בצל פנינה, בצלצול, שאלוט, שלוט
- Hungarian
- Mogyoróhagyma, Salottahagyma
- Icelandic
- Skalottlaukur
- Indonesian
- Bawang Merah, Brambang
- io
- Shaloto
- Italian
- Scalogno
- Japanese
- エシャロット, シャロット
- Javanese
- Brambang
- kge
- Bawang Siyaw
- Korean
- 셜롯
- Latvian
- Šalotes sīpoli, Šalote, Šalotes
- Lithuanian
- Askaloniniai česnakai
- Luxembourgish
- Schalott
- Macedonian
- Козји лук, Скалунка, Шалот
- mad
- Bhâbâng mèra, Bhâbâng bungkol, Bâng mèra
- Maithili
- छ्यापी
- Malagasy
- Tongolomadinika
- Malay
- Bawang merah
- Malayalam
- ചുവന്നുള്ളി, Shallot, ചുകന്നുള്ളി, ചെറിയ ഉള്ളി, ചെറിയഉള്ളി, പാലണ്ഡു
- min
- Bawang merah
- nan
- Âng-chhang-thâu, Âng-chhang-thaû
- Nepali
- छ्यापी
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sjalottløk, Sjalott
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Sjalottlauk
- Occitan
- Escaluènha
- Persian
- موسیر
- Polish
- Czosnek askaloński, Szalotka
- Portuguese
- Chalota, Echalota
- Romanian
- Hașmă, Ceapă franţuzească, Ceapă franțuzească, Eşalot, Eșalot, Haşmă
- Russian
- Лук-шалот, Лук ашкелонский, Шалот, Шалот-лук
- sco
- Shallot
- Serbian
- Šalot
- Slovenian
- Šalotka
- Spanish
- Chalote, Cebolla ascalonica, Cebolla ascalónica, Cebolla de Ascalon, Cebolla de Ascalón, Cebolla escaloena, Cebolla escaloeña, Cebolla macho
- Sundanese
- Bawang beureum
- Swedish
- Schalottenlök, Allium cepa. Aggregatum-gruppen
- Tajik
- Картошкапиёз
- Tamil
- சின்ன வெங்காயம்
- Thai
- หอมแดง, หัวหอมแดง
- Turkish
- Arpacık soğanı
- Ukrainian
- Цибуля шалот
- Urdu
- قفلوط, Eschallot, Shallot, موسیر, کراث اندلسی
- vec
- Scarlogna, Scalogno, Scałogni
- wuu
- 火葱
- Yiddish
- שעלאט
Synonyms
- Allium carneum Willd.
- Allium fissile Gray
- Allium hierochuntinum Boiss.
- Cepa ascalonica (L.) Garsault
- Porrum ascalonicum (L.) Rchb.
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Allium
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasumAmaryllidaceae
- OnionAllium cepaAmaryllidaceae
- GarlicAllium sativumAmaryllidaceae
- RamsonsAllium ursinumAmaryllidaceae
- Welsh onionAllium fistulosumAmaryllidaceae
- Broadleaf wild leekAllium ampeloprasumAmaryllidaceae
- Chinese chivesAllium tuberosumAmaryllidaceae
- Wild garlicAllium vinealeAmaryllidaceae
- Sand leekAllium scorodoprasumAmaryllidaceae
- RakkyoAllium chinenseAmaryllidaceae
- Field garlicAllium oleraceumAmaryllidaceae
- Victory onionAllium victorialisAmaryllidaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.