African Ansellia vs Cultivated Garlic

Ansellia africana compared with Allium sativum

Key Differences

• African Ansellia is Vulnerable while Cultivated Garlic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ansellia	Cultivated Garlic
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Orchidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ansellia	Allium
Species	Ansellia africana	Allium sativum

Evolutionary Relationship

African Ansellia and Cultivated Garlic share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asparagales. (Asparagales)

Conservation Status

African Ansellia

VU — Vulnerable

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ansellia	Cultivated Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ansellia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Cultivated Garlic

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

African Ansellia

The African Ansellia (Ansellia africana) is a species in the genus Ansellia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.