Allium oschaninii

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|taxon = Allium oschaninii

|parent = Allium subg. Cepa

|authority = O.Fedtsch.

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Allium oschaninii O.Fedtsch., Progr. Sadov. Ogorad. 3: 332 (1906). |url=https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=296169 |website=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}}

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• Allium cepa var. sylvestre Regel (Heterotypic)

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Allium oschaninii, the French gray shallot, griselle or true shallot, is a perennial plant of the onion genus Allium.{{Citation

| last1 = Green

| first1 = Aliza

| title = Field Guide to Produce: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare Virtually Every Fruit and Vegetable at the Market

| publisher = Quirk Books

| page = 256

| year = 2004

| isbn = 978-1-931686-80-8}} It forms underground bulbs much like the (French red) shallots, covered by a layer of pale brown-grey skin (hence the common name).{{cite web |title=Allium oschaninii French grey shallot Griselle French gray shallot Eschalote grise Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice |url=https://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/allium-oschaninii |website=www.shootgardening.co.uk |language=en}}

It is native to Northeastern Iran and Central Asia.{{cite web |title=Allium oschaninii O.Fedtsch. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528547-1 |website=Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |language=en}} It is widely planted in parts of southern France for culinary use.