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Chives is the common name of ''Allium schoenoprasum''. It, like most of the other species of the ''Allium'' genus, is a choice edible. A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia and North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew )〕〔(Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 195 北葱 bei cong ''Allium schoenoprasum'' )〕〔(Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 240 Chive ''Allium schoenoprasum'' )〕〔(Altervista Flora Italiana, Erba cipollina, wild chives, Civette, Schnittlauch, ''Allium schoenoprasum'' L. ) inicludes photos, drawings, European distribution map, etc.〕〔(Allium schoenoprasum factsheet from Kemper center for home gardening )〕 ''A. schoenoprasum'' is the only species of ''Allium'' native to both the New and the Old Worlds. The name of the species derives from the Greek σχοίνος, ''skhoínos'' (sedge) and πράσον, ''práson'' (leek).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Den virtuella floran: Allium schoenoprasum L. - Gräslök )〕 Its English name, ''chives'', derives from the French word ''cive'', from ''cepa'', the Latin word for onion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chive Selection and Storage )〕 Chives are a commonly used herb and can be found in grocery stores or grown in home gardens. In culinary use, the scapes and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as an ingredient for fish, potatoes, soups, and other dishes. Chives have insect-repelling properties that can be used in gardens to control pests. == Biology == Chives are a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant, growing to tall. The bulbs are slender, conical, long and broad, and grow in dense clusters from the roots. The scapes (or stems) are hollow and tubular, up to long and across, with a soft texture, although, prior to the emergence of a flower, they may appear stiffer than usual. The leaves, which are shorter than the scapes, are also hollow and tubular, or terete, (round in cross-section) which distinguishes it at a glance from Garlic Chives. The flowers are pale purple, and star-shaped with six petals, wide, and produced in a dense inflorescence of 10-30 together; before opening, the inflorescence is surrounded by a papery bract. The seeds are produced in a small three-valved capsule, maturing in summer. The herb flowers from April to May in the southern parts of its habitat zones and in June in the northern parts.〔(Allium schoenoprasum factsheet ), from Kemper center for home gardening, ''retrieved on June 13, 2006'', based on the position of the botanical Garden (Missouri)〕〔(Gräslök ), from Den virtuella floran, ''retrieved on June 13, 2006'', The facts mentioned on the site apply to Sweden, which is in the northern part of the habitat zone.〕 Chives are the only species of ''Allium'' native to both the Old World and the New World. Sometimes, the plants found in North America are classified as ''A. schoenoprasum'' var. ''sibiricum'', although this is disputed. Differences among specimens are significant. One example was found in northern Maine growing solitary, instead of in clumps, also exhibiting dingy grey flowers. Although chives are repulsive to insects in general, due to their sulfur compounds, their flowers attract bees, and they are at times kept to increase desired insect life.〔Baines. C. Making a Wildlife Garden. 0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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