Amaryllidaceae

Welsh onion

Allium fistulosum L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

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.

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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Common names

By language (65)

Afrikaans: Walliese ui
ami: Kenaw
Arabic: ثوم قصبي, سبول
arz: بصل ويلزى
Asturian: Cebolleta
Basque: Tipuleta
Belarusian: Цыбуля-батун
bo: ཙོང་།
Breton: Sivolez
Cantonese: 蔥
Catalan: Ceba d'hivern, Ceba borda, Ceba porrera, Cebolleta, Cebollí francès, Cebollí gal·lès, Cibolla, Porradell
cdo: Chĕ̤ng
Chinese: 葱, 蔥, 分葱, 葱叶, 葱实, 葱汁, 葱白, 葱花
Croatian: Zimski luk
Czech: Cibule zimní, Ošlejch
Dutch: Grof bieslook, Grove bieslook, Negi
English: Welsh onion, Bunching onion, Green onion, Scallion, Spring onion
Esperanto: Tuba aliumo, Tubocepo, Vintra cepo
Estonian: Talisibul
Finnish: Pillisipuli, Talvisipuli
French: Ciboule, Cive, Negi
frr: Lookskalot
gan: 葱
Georgian: Ჭლაკვი
German: Winterzwiebel, Bundzwiebeln, Frühlingszwiebel, Frühlingszwiebeln, Lauchzwiebel, Schlotten, Schluppe, Schluppen
hak: Chhûng-é
Hebrew: בצל ולשי
Hindi: वेल्श प्याज़
hsb: Pózdnja cybla
Icelandic: Pípulaukur
Indonesian: Bawang daun
io: Cibolo
Italian: Cipolla d'inverno, Cipolletta, Cipollotto, Cippolletta
Japanese: ネギ, ねぎ, シボル, シロネギ, セベット, 根深ネギ, 白ねぎ, 葉ネギ
Javanese: Bawang godhong
Kazakh: Батун
Korean: 파, 굵은파, 대파, 실파
Lingala: Ndɛmbi
Luxembourgish: Fréijoersënn, Fréijoerszwiwwel
lzh: 蔥
mad: Bhâbâng ḍâun, Bâng ḍâun
mnc: ᡝᠯᡠ
nan: Chhang-á
Norwegian Bokmål: Pipeløk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pipelauk
Occitan: Cebola
Persian: ترهفرنگی, تره فرنگی, ترهٔ فرنگی, نگی
Polish: Czosnek dęty, Cebula siedmiolatka
Romanian: Ceapă de tuns
Russian: Лук-батун, Батун, Батун-лук, Дудчатый лук, Лук савранский
Serbian: Аљма, Зимски лук
Slovenian: Zimska čebula, Ozimni luk
Spanish: Cebolla china, Cebolla de Gales, Cebolla de invierno, Cebolla de verdeo, Cebolla galesa, Cebolleta blanca, Cebolleta colorada, Cebollino ingles
Sundanese: Bawang daun
Swedish: Piplök
Telugu: ఉల్లి కాడలు
Thai: หอมจีน
tok: Kili Alijun Pitulosun
Turkish: Kış soğanı
Ukrainian: Батун, Цибуля батун, Часник савранський, цибуля савранська
Uzbek: Batun piyozi
Vietnamese: Hành, Hành củ, Hành lá, Hành ta
Welsh: Nionyn Cymreig
xmf: Სორხი
za: Coeng

Synonyms

Allium bouddae Debeaux
Allium fistulosum var. caespitosum Makino
Allium fistulosum var. giganteum Makino
Allium globosum M.Bieb.
Allium kashgaricum Prokh.
Allium moly Griseb. & Schur ex Regel
Allium moschatum Sint. ex Regel
Allium ochroleucum Rchb.
Allium paniculatum Ker Gawl.
Allium rupestre Fisch. ex Schrank
Allium savranicum Besser
Allium saxatile Pall.
Allium stevenii Willd. ex Ledeb.
Allium tauricum Pall. ex G.Don
Allium tauricum (Besser ex Rchb.) Grossh.
Allium tenuifolium Schur
Cepa fissilis Garsault
Cepa fistulosa (L.) Gray
Cepa ventricosa Moench
Kepa fistulosa (L.) Raf.
Phyllodolon fistulosum (L.) Salisb.
Porrum fistulosum (L.) Schur
Schoenissa caucasea Salisb.

Flowers

In flower: June (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Genmewcaugsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wouterhagens at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ксения Волянская, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gleb Barmashenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Макар Грищуков, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.