BC Flora


Allium schoenoprasum


Name
Allium schoenoprasum
Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal.
Allium schoenoprasum Linnaeus
Common Name
wild chive
Vascular Plants of BC ID Number
497
Biogeoclimatic Regions
Boreal white and black spruce
Cariboo aspen-lodgepole pine-Douglas fir
Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir
Interior Douglas fir
Interior western hemlock
Subboreal spruce
Status in the Flora of BC
Native
Duration
Perennial Withering
Habit
 
Sex
Monoclinous
Flower Colour
red
Flowering Months
| June | July |
Fruit
Simple dry dehiscent fruit
Fruit Colour
Base Chromosome Number
8
Chromosome Status in BC
Diploidy only
Chromosome Somatic Number in BC
16
Poison Status in BC
Poisonous to livestock
Economic Status in BC
Food for humans
Ornamental
Ornamental Value in BC
Flower
Endangered Status in BC
Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Allium schoenoprasum" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur.
References
(Not yet available)
Links
Search NatureServe Explorer for "Allium schoenoprasum"
Search Google images for "Allium schoenoprasum"
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