Chives

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

Chives
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Alliaceae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. schoenoprasum
Binomial name
Allium schoenoprasum L.

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

Chives Media

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  seeds of Allium schoenoprasum. Squares have a length of 5 mm.

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  Photograph of chive seedlings sprouting.

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  Illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)

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