Chinese chive (scientific name: A. tuberosum Rottl). ex Spreng。 Alias: Fengben, Caostalactite, Qiyangcao, Lazy Vegetable, Changshengjiu, Yangyangcao, Flat Vegetable, etc. It is a perennial herb of Liliaceae, with strong smell, recumbent rhizomes, narrow conical bulbs and clumps; Scaly skin is yellow-brown, reticulate and fibrous; Leaves basal, strip, flat; Umbel, terminal.
Leaves, scape and flowers are eaten as vegetables; Seeds can be used as medicine, and have the effects of tonifying kidney, strengthening stomach, refreshing, stopping sweating and arresting astringency. In Chinese medicine, some people call leeks "intestinal grass".
Leek has strong adaptability, cold resistance and heat resistance, and is cultivated all over the country.
Leek can be eaten, but leek flowers are not delicious.