Chives

Chives
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. schoenoprasum
Binomial name
Allium schoenoprasum L.
Synonyms
Synonymy Cepa schoenoprasa (L.) Moench Ascalonicum schoenoprasum (L.) P.Renault Allium gredense Rivas Goday Porrum schoenoprasum (L.) Schur Schoenoprasum vulgare Fourr. Allium sibiricum L. Allium palustre Chaix Allium tenuifolium Salisb. Allium foliosum Clairv. ex DC. Allium acutum Spreng. Allium tenuifolium Pohl Cepa tenuifolia (Salisb.) Gray Allium reflexum F.Dietr. Allium riparium Opiz Allium carneum Schult. & Schult.f. Allium alpinum (DC.) Hegetschw. Allium broteri Kunth Allium punctulatum Schltdl. Porrum sibiricum (L.) Schur Allium buhseanum Regel Allium raddeanum Regel Allium purpurascens Losa Allium idzuense H.Hara Allium udinicum Antsupova Allium ubinicum Kotukhov

Flower with bud

Fully open flower

Chives are herbs which are related to the onion. Its leaves are used for flavoring.

Gallery

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  Chives flowering
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  Clump of chives
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  Close-up of a chive flower
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  Capsules with seeds
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  Close-up of a clump of chives
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  Blooming Chive plant

Other websites

• Nutritional Information Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Mrs. Grieve's "A Modern Herbal" @ Botanical.com
• Chives, history, clutivation, container growing and a recipe Archived 2006-01-07 at the Wayback Machine