Allium schoenoprasum L.

Chives

Synonyms: Allium sibiricum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Alliaceae

Genus: Allium

Species: Allium schoenoprasum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native, Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Endangered
VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled))
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Allium schoenoprasum