Summary
Comment:
[or Allium sativum Common Garlic Group]
Verified:
01/12/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Brewster, J. L. 1994. Onions and other vegetable alliums. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 3:10.
- Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
- Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
- Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
- Maaß, H. I. & M. Klaas. 1995. Infraspecific differentiation of garlic (Allium sativum L.) by isozyme and RAPD markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 91:89-97.
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- Messiaen, C.-M. et al. 1993. Les Allium alimentaires reproduits par voie végétative. 1-230.
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Common names
English
common garlic – French
ail blanc – ail cultivé – German
echter Knoblauch – Portuguese (Brazil)
alho-bravo – alho-comum – alho-hortense –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. elsewhere |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | | Africa | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation-Far East | Far East | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Indochina | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | | Europe | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | North America | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | | South America | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Central America | Central America | | |
Cultivated
Africa
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
-
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
-
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
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CHINA:
China
Asia-Tropical
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PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
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INDO-CHINA:
Indochina
-
MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Europe
Northern America
Southern America
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Central America
-
REGION:
South America
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Food additives | flavoring | | Brewster, J. L. 1994. Onions and other vegetable alliums. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 3:10. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=315611.
Accessed 2 May 2025.