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What kind of vegetable is leek?
Chives, (scientific name: A. tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng.) alias: Fengben, grass bellwort, starting Yang grass, lazy man's vegetable, long-lived leeks, aphrodisiacs, flat vegetable, etc.; belongs to the family of lilies perennial herb, with a special strong smell, rhizome transverse, bulbs narrowly conical, clustered; scalariform tunic yellowish-brown, reticulation fibrous; leaves basal, bar-shaped, flattened; umbels

Leaves, terminal.

Leaves, scapes and flowers are used as vegetables for consumption; seeds, etc. can be used as medicine, with the effect of tonifying the kidney, stomach, refreshing the spirit, stopping sweating and fixing astringency. In traditional Chinese medicine, some people call leeks "wash intestines grass".

Chives are highly adaptable, resistant to cold and heat, and are cultivated everywhere in the country.