Allium chinense
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Allium chinense is an edible species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic.
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Flowers of Allium chinense
Sold at a market in Shenzhen (left)
Leek
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A leek is a biennial vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes colloquially called a "stem" or "
Allium chinense
…Oriental onion) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic. Allium chinense is native to China (in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang…
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Fresh leeks sautéing
Leek soup
Still life with leeks by Carl Schuch (National Museum, Warsaw)