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Allium schoenoprasum
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Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.
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*Allium schoenoprasum* is a species of plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, belonging to the genus *Allium*. It is classified within the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is commonly known as chives, wild chives, Schnittlauch, Bieslook, and 細香蔥. It produces fruit in the form of a capsule and is utilized as a spice, food plant, and medicinal plant.
The taxon range includes Xinjiang. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2016. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, with documented presence in Canada and the United States. The species was described in the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Species
Least ConcernAllium schoenoprasum
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Allium schoenoprasum • Civette La ciboulette ou civette (Allium schoenoprasum L.) est une plante aromatique de la famille des Amaryllidacées (anciennement Liliacées ou Alliacées), cultivée pour ses feuilles souvent utilisées comme condiment. Autres noms vernaculaires : appétit (poitevin), branlette, brelette, chiboulette. Dans d'autres langues, allemand : Schnittlauch, anglais : chives, espagnol : cebollino, italien : erba cipollina. La ciboulette fait partie des plantes dont la culture est recommandée dans les domaines royaux par Charlemagne dans le capitulaire De Villis (fin du VIIIe ou début du IXe siècle). Sommaire 1 Culture 2 Utilisations 2.1 En gastronomie 2.2 En jardinage 3 Liste des espèces et sous-espèces 4 Voir aussi 4.1 Bibliographie 5 Symbolique 5.1 Calendrier républicain 6 Notes et références 7 Liens externes Culture Vue rapprochée de la fleur. Ciboulette sur laquelle se trouve un Bombus lapidarius La multiplication est le plus souvent faite par division des touffes, au printemps ou à l'automne. En culture commerciale, on la multiplie plutôt par semis, en lignes espacées de 20 cm. On la récolte trois à cinq mois après la plantation. Elle est commercialisée, en frais so
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,815
- With media
- 2,709
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Research
460 papers- Allium schoenoprasum L.: a review of phytochemistry, pharmacology and future directions.ReviewNatural product research · 2018Singh V, Chauhan G, Krishan P et al.DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1367783
- Fermented purple onion (Allium cepa L.) and chive (Allium schoenoprasum) bulb extracts as antibiotic alternatives against toxin-carrying bacteria: In vitro and pathogenicity assessment in chickens.ReviewOpen veterinary journal · 2025Hai PV, Hoa NX, Phuong HTADOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i6.8
- Medicinal and edible plant Allium macrostemon Bunge for the treatment of testosterone-induced androgenetic alopecia in mice.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2023Gao R, Yu Z, Lv C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116657
- Comparative study on Allium schoenoprasum cultivated plant and Allium schoenoprasum tissue culture organs antioxidant status.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2011Stajner D, Popović BM, Calić-Dragosavac D et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3394
- Purification, Characterization, and Self-Assembly of the Polysaccharide from Allium schoenoprasum.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Zhang F, Zheng J, Li Z et al.DOI: 10.3390/foods10061352
- Anti-inflammatory effects of Allium schoenoprasum L. leaves.Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society · 2014Parvu AE, Parvu M, Vlase L et al.
- Seed Morphology of Allium L. Endemic Species from Section Schoenoprasum (Amaryllidaceae) in Eastern Kazakhstan.Biology · 2025Sumbembayev A, Lagus O, Danilova A et al.DOI: 10.3390/biology14091230
- Chive (Allium schoenoprasum L.) response as a phytoextraction plant in cadmium-contaminated soils.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Eisazadeh S, Asadi Kapourchal S, Homaee M et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3545-2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Allium
- Image
- Allium schoenoprasum 001.JPG
- Has use
- food plant
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- Allium schoenoprasum
- taxon common name
- 北葱
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- has fruit type
- capsule
- short name
- A. schoenoprasum
- Montana Plant Life URL
- montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/species03.cgi?Liliaceae_Alliumschoenoprasum
- taxon author citation
- (Besser) H. C. Fu
- taxon range
- Xinjiang
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Description
- Similar species
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Culinary arts
- Uses in plant cultivation
- In culture
- References
- External links
Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.
A perennial plant, A. schoenoprasum is widespread in nature across much of Eurasia and North America. It is the only species of Allium native to both the New World and Old World.
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