Allium schoenoprasum

Species category

Herb or Spice, Vegetable

Common name

wild chives

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.

Size

Length: 3 mm
Width: 1 mm
Thickness: 1 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
at the base.

Identification notes

Seed thinner than other species of Allium. Cross section is triangular.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Liliaceae

Valid name

Allium schoenoprasum L.

Allium schoenoprasum. The seed is thinner than that of other species of Allium. Cross-section is triangular.

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