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Allium chinense

Allium chinense

About

Allium chinense (also known as Chinese onion, Chinese scallion, glittering chive, Japanese scallion, Kiangsi scallion, and Oriental onion) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and garlic.

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Allium chinense
Slug
allium-chinense
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
chinense
Wikidata QID
Q422240
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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