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

Yes — both belong to Amaryllidaceae.

Can you substitute Allium Abbasii for Allium Vavilovii?

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

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Allium Abbasii vs Allium Vavilovii

Allium abbasii · Allium vavilovii

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 Vavilovii

Allium vavilovii

T Traditional Use

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Primary use: aromatic

Allium vavilovii is a species of wild onion in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran. Out of the approximately 1000 species of Allium it and Allium asarense are the closest known relatives of the common onion Allium cepa.

At a glance

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