Chives

Chives

chives

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantaeia

Subkingdom Tracheobionta

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.