Allium stipitatum, Persian shallot is a species of Allium (the onions or garlics). The epithet stipitatum means 'with a little stalk' (referring to the ovary). Some sources regard A. hirtifolium as the same species, others treatA. stipitatum and A. hirtifolium as similar but separate species. Treating them as the same, A. stipitatum occurs from Turkey to Tien Shan in central Asia. It is a typical 'drumstick allium', with more-or-less spherical flower heads on tall stems, and as such has often been confused with other similar species. In Iran, the species is used for food, and has been referred to by the English name Persian shallot
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