Cultivated Garlic vs Maltese Dwarf Garlic

Allium sativum compared with Allium lojaconoi

Key Differences

• Cultivated Garlic is Not Evaluated while Maltese Dwarf Garlic is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Garlic	Maltese Dwarf 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 same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium sativum	Allium lojaconoi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cultivated Garlic and Maltese Dwarf Garlic share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Allium.

Conservation Status

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Maltese Dwarf Garlic

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Garlic	Maltese Dwarf Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Maltese Dwarf Garlic

Habitat

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