Chive: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Allium schoenoprasum

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Wild chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

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Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

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