Apulian Garlic vs Tickclover

Allium apulum compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apulian Garlic	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Allium	Desmodium
Species	Allium apulum	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Apulian Garlic and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Apulian Garlic

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apulian Garlic	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apulian Garlic

Habitat

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

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), 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.