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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. They were in various stages - some were old and dry, while others (like this one) were just starting to bloom.<br /> <br /> This plant easily escapes gardens.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85190/wild_chives_-_allium_schoenoprasum.html" title="Wild Chives - Allium schoenoprasum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/85190_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7zpjd1H0MpO710LV1IeRz0F8%2Ba4%3D" width="200" 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. They were in various stages - some were old and dry, while others were just starting to bloom.<br /> <br /> This plant easily escapes gardens.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85189/wild_chives_-_allium_schoenoprasum.html Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Summer,United States,allium,chives 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. They were in various stages - some were old and dry, while others (like this one) were just starting to bloom.

This plant easily escapes gardens.

Habitat: Rural 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. They were in various stages - some were old and dry, while others were just starting to bloom.<br /> <br /> This plant easily escapes gardens.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85189/wild_chives_-_allium_schoenoprasum.html Allium schoenoprasum,Chives,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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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 Oct 2, 2019. Captured Jul 2, 2019 10:00 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/395s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.