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Wild Chives - Allium schoenoprasum 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Native garden<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81245/wild_chives_-_allium_schoenoprasum.html" title="Wild Chives - Allium schoenoprasum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/81245_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bM73y898QvqA8HQNYRAkTyd7PKQ%3D" width="120" height="152" alt="Wild Chives - Allium schoenoprasum 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Native garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81246/wild_chives_-_allium_schoenoprasum.html Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Spring,United States,onion" /></a></figure> Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Wild Chives - Allium schoenoprasum

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.

Habitat: Native garden

Wild Chives - Allium schoenoprasum 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Native garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81246/wild_chives_-_allium_schoenoprasum.html Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Spring,United States,onion

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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 Jul 1, 2019. Captured May 15, 2019 10:22 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/512s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm