Cultivated Garlic vs Onion

Allium sativum compared with Allium pseudoalbidum

Key Differences

• Cultivated Garlic is Not Evaluated while Onion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Garlic	Onion
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 pseudoalbidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Onion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Garlic	Onion
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).

Onion

Habitat

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