Apulian Garlic vs fat duckweed

Allium apulum compared with Lemna gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apulian Garlic	fat duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Araceae
Genus	Allium	Lemna
Species	Allium apulum	Lemna gibba

Evolutionary Relationship

Apulian Garlic and fat duckweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Apulian Garlic

LC — Least Concern

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apulian Garlic	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apulian Garlic

Habitat

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

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Apulian Garlic

The Apulian Garlic (Allium apulum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.