Allium oschaninii

Allium oschaninii, the French gray shallot, griselle or true shallot, is a perennial plant of the onion genus Allium.^[2] It forms underground bulbs much like the (French red) shallots, covered by a layer of pale brown-grey skin (hence the common name).^[3]

Allium oschaninii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Cepa
Species:	A. oschaninii
Binomial name
Allium oschaninii O.Fedtsch.
Synonyms[1]
Allium cepa var. sylvestre Regel (Heterotypic)

It is native to Northeastern Iran and Central Asia.^[4] It is widely planted in parts of southern France for culinary use.^[2]