Common name
English: Wild Chives
German: Schnittlauch
Mandarin: 北葱 (bei cong)
Portuguese: Cebolinha Verde
English: Wild Chives
German: Schnittlauch
Mandarin: 北葱 (bei cong)
Portuguese: Cebolinha Verde
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Liliales (109)
Family: Amaryllidaceae (25)(family description)
Genus: Allium (10)
Epithet: schoenoprasum L. (1)
Synonyms: Porrum sibiricum (L.) Schur, Schoenoprasum vulgare Fourr.
schoenoprasum => chives, from greek 'skhoinos' for rush and 'prason' for leek, a reference to the rush (Juncus)-like leaf of the plant
sibiricum => of Siberian origin
vulgare => common, everyday
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
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