Cultivated Garlic vs Threecorner leek

Allium sativum compared with Allium triquetrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Garlic	Threecorner leek
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 triquetrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Threecorner leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Garlic	Threecorner leek
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).

Threecorner leek

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

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