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| Allium sativum, known as garlic, from William Woodville, Medical Botany, 1793. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
| Species: | A. sativum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium sativum | |
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Synonymy
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Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives,[2] Welsh onion, and Chinese onion.[3] Garlic is native to central and south Asia, stretching from the Black Sea through the southern Caucasus, northeastern Iran, and the Hindu Kush;[4][5][6] it also grows wild in parts of Mediterranean Europe.[7] There are two subspecies and hundreds of varieties of garlic.
Garlic has been used for thousands of years as a seasoning, culinary ingredient, traditional medical remedy; it was known in many ancient civilizations, including the Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans, and Chinese,[6][8] and remains significant in many cuisines and folk treatments, especially across the Mediterranean and Asia.[9][10][11] Garlic propagates in a variety of climates and conditions and is produced globally; China is by far the largest producer, accounting for over two thirds (73%) of the world's supply in 2021.
- ^ "Allium sativum L". Kewscience; Plants of the World Online; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ Block, Eric (2010). Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0-85404-190-9.
- ^ "Substance Info: Garlic". All Allergy. Zing Solutions. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ "Allium sativum L." Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Block, Eric (2010). Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science. Royal Society of Chemistry. pp. 5–6. ISBN 9780854041909.
- ^ a b "Garlic, Allium sativum". Wisconsin Horticulture. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "Garlic". Encyclopaedia Britannica. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ Cherry, Robin (November 11, 2014). Garlic, an Edible Biography. Boston: Shambhala Publications. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-61180-160-6.
- ^ Pellechia, Thomas (2000). Garlic, Wine, and Olive Oil. Booklink. ISBN 978-0-88496-444-5.
- ^ Newman, Jacqueline (August 30, 2004). Food Culture in China. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-08572-7.
- ^ Cherry, Robin (November 11, 2014). Garlic, an Edible Biography. Boston: Shambhala Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-61180-160-6.
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