| Scientific name: | Allium schoenoprasum L. | |
| Swedish name: | Gräslök | |
| German name: | Schnittlauch | |
| Nederlandse naam: | Bieslook | |
| English name: | Chives | |
| Family: | Alliaceae, Onion family, Lökväxter |
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| Life form: | Perennial herb | |
| Stems: | Height 10-30 cm, stems roundish | |
| Leaves: | Leaves roundish | |
| Flowers: | Reddish-purple, violet flowers in an umbel (with an axis so short it appears the flowers all originate from the same point) | |
| Flowering Period: | June-July | |
| Fruits: | Capsule | |
| Habitat: | Terrestrial, wetlands | |
| Distribution: | Öland and Gotland, limestone soil |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Allium, onion, chive and garlic. From the classical Latin name for garlic. schoenoprasum, Greek skhoínos rush or reed; práson leek. The English name, chives, derives from the French word cive, from cepa, the Latin word for onion.
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