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Allium schoenoprasum L.

chives (Amaryllidaceae)

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Allium schoenoprasum is widely grown in kitchen gardens, but also occurs as a native plant in a few areas, including the Lizard Peninsula (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies), the upper Wye valley (VC42: Brecknockshire) and along the Whin Sill (VC67: South Northumberland).

Coln St. Dennis (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2022-06-11

 chives / Allium schoenoprasum: _Allium schoenoprasum_ is widely grown in kitchen gardens, but also occurs as a native plant in a few areas, including the Lizard Peninsula (VC1), the upper Wye valley (VC42) and along the Whin Sill (VC67).

Allium schoenoprasum has tubular leaves and flowers with stamens shorter than the tepals, where the filaments lack the lateral points seen in Allium sphaerocephalon and Allium vineale.

Totes Gebirge, Austria; 2006-09-03

 chives / Allium schoenoprasum: _Allium schoenoprasum_ has tubular leaves and flowers with stamens shorter than the tepals, where the filaments lack the lateral points seen in _Allium sphaerocephalon_ and _Allium vineale_.

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