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Allium sativum L.
cultivated garlic

       
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Photo of Allium sativum L.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Manchuria. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Allium sativum L.

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Distribution:
Allium sativum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Allium sativum L.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium
 

Classification:
Allium sativum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Allium L. – onion
Species Allium sativum L. – cultivated garlic
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium sativum L.

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Allium sativum L.

Allium
wild onion, wild garlic

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Allium sativum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Allium sativum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42652.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

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Allium sativum L.

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