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[R] Allium ascalonicum L. (Liliaceae).
Fr: Echalote; Ge: Schalotte; Sp: Chalote; It: Scalogno; Pt: Chalota.
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- Perennial plant, with a bulb whose bulbils are used as condiments (*) .
- Propagation, as for garlic, is by bulbils planted in autumn or spring. Harvesting occurs when the leaves turn yellow.
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- Diseases: similar to those of garlic.
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- Principal European pests: similar to those of garlic.

[R] Images

* Shallots bulb (Minost C.)
a: root; b: bulb.
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* Cucumber stem (Minost C.)
a: 3-lobes leaf, hairy; b: female flower with ovary elongate; c: male flower; d: fruit (cucumber) fleshy, with epidermis dark green, smooth, hairy or rugose.

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