Chives are grown for their leaves which are used as a herb.
Chives are related to onion, leek and garlic.
Names
Scientific
Allium schoenoprasum
English
Chives
Dutch
Bieslook
Pijpgras
Spanish
Cebolla de verdeo
Cebolleta
Cebollín
Cebollino
French
Ciboulette
Civette
German
Binsenlauch
Graslauch
Jakobszwiebel
Schnitt-Lauch
Schnittlauch
Italian
Erba cipollina
Taxonomy
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
Allium schoenoprasum (Chives)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Herbs
Medicinal plants
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetables