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Chives (Allium schoenoprasum).

Why are chives considered a treasure chest of vitamins?

yellow onions, white onions, and red onions

yellow onions and red onions

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Flower bingo

Britannica’s Flower Bingo

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?

Women cutting and onion, cooking, vegetables

Why Do Onions Make You Cry?

Food. Pizza. Basil. Tomato.

Why Is Pizza So Popular in the U.S.?

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Alpaca and Llama side by side

What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas?

Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway

Flags That Look Alike

Black widow spider

9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.

Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

green digital binary symbols

What Comes After Terabyte?

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Also Known As	Allium

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Chives (Allium schoenoprasum).

yellow onions, white onions, and red onions

yellow onions and red onions

Why are chives considered a treasure chest of vitamins?

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onion garlic leek chive shallot green onion Spanish onion Bermuda onion Italian onion pearl onion

Quiz

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

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

Demystified

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?