Are Allium Abbasii and Allium Amethystinum in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Amaryllidaceae.

Can you substitute Allium Abbasii for Allium Amethystinum?

They are close relatives in the genus Allium, often substitutable with flavor adjustments.

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Allium Abbasii vs Allium Amethystinum

Allium abbasii · Allium amethystinum

Allium Abbasii

Allium abbasii

T Traditional Use

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Primary use: aromatic

Allium abbasii is a species of onion native to Iran.

Allium Amethystinum

Allium amethystinum

T Traditional Use

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Primary use: aromatic

Allium amethystinum is a plant species native to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Sicily, Crete, Malta, Albania, Bulgaria, and the former Yugoslavia, and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. It is one of several species that horticulturalists refer to as "drumstick onions" because of the…

At a glance

· Same genus (Allium) — close relatives, often substitutable.
· Both are primarily aromatic.
· Evidence tiers — Allium Abbasii: T; Allium Amethystinum: T.