Asatsuki (light green onion) - Asatsuki (English name) Allium schoenoprasum var.foliosum

Japanese: アサツキ(浅葱) - アサツキ（英語表記）Allium schoenoprasum var.foliosum

A perennial herb of the Allium genus in the Liliaceae family. It grows wild in the mountains and fields of Japan, and has long been cultivated for its edible properties. The parent species is widely distributed in Eurasia, and has long been eaten in the Mediterranean region. It has underground bulbs similar to those of scallions, with a reddish purple surface. A thin, tubular stem 20-30 cm long grows, and at its base two or three similarly long, cylindrical leaves grow, partially embracing the stem. In late spring, numerous small, light-pinkish purple flowers with six petals grow in scattered clusters, forming a hemispherical shape like the inflorescence of a leek. The young stems and leaves, along with the bulbs, are eaten as a stew or other dish.

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Japanese:

ユリ科ネギ属の多年草。日本の山野に自生がみられ，食用の目的で古くから栽培されている。母種はユーラシア大陸に広く分布し，地中海地方でも古くから食用とされた。地下にラッキョウによく似た鱗茎があり，表面は紅紫色を帯びる。長さ 20～30cmの細い筒形の茎を伸ばし，その基部にやはり細長い円筒形の葉が2～3枚出て茎をなかば抱く。晩春，淡紅紫色6弁の小花が多数，散形状に集ってつき，全体はネギ (葱)の花序のように半球形となる。若い茎と葉を，鱗茎とともにぬたなどにして食べる。

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