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Allium schoenoprasum

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Common names

chives

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Flower colours

Violet/Purple, Purple

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Ecology

Year naturalised

2006

Reason for introduction

Vegetable

Other information

Etymology

allium: Possibly from the Latin word for garlic or the Celtic word all ‘pungent’ or ‘burning’

schoenoprasum: An old Greek name for the leek