Common name
English: Wild Chives
German: Schnittlauch
Mandarin: 北葱 (bei cong)
Portuguese: Cebolinha Verde
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2502)
Class: Liliopsida (387)
Order: Liliales (115)
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
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
External links
Check for Allium schoenoprasum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [449] Allium schoenoprasum - Plants For A Future database
- [1069] Allium schoenoprasum - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
- [1591] Allium schoenoprasum - Flora of China @ efloras.org