Chinese Chives vs Cultivated Garlic

Allium tuberosum compared with Allium sativum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Chives	Cultivated Garlic
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
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 tuberosum	Allium sativum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Chives

NE — Not Evaluated

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Chives	Cultivated Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Chives

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Chinese Chives

The Chinese Chives (Allium tuberosum) is a species in the genus Allium. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇸 United States