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Chives

Chives
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantaeia
SubkingdomTracheobionta
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Subclass:Liliidae
Order:Liliales
Family:Liliaceae
Genus:Allium
Species:Schoenoprasum
Binomial name
Allium schoenoprasum
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are a member of the onion family (Alliaceae) grown for their leaves, which are used as an herb. Chives have a much milder flavor than onions or garlic. They are referred to only in the plural, because they grow in clumps rather than alone.

Chives is also the name of a commune in the Charente-Maritime département, in France.


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