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Wild Chives Clusters of purple, globular flowers subtended by papery bracts atop tall, thin stems. Thin, green leaves that look like blades of grass. This plant easily escapes gardens. Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Wild Chives,chives Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Wild Chives

Clusters of purple, globular flowers subtended by papery bracts atop tall, thin stems. Thin, green leaves that look like blades of grass. This plant easily escapes gardens.

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The Chives

Chives is the common name of "Allium schoenoprasum", the smallest species of the edible onions. A perennial plant, it is native to Europe, Asia and North America. "A. schoenoprasum" is the only species of "Allium" native to both the New and the Old Worlds.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 29, 2018. Captured May 23, 2017 11:58 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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