American Garlic vs Cultivated Garlic

Allium unifolium compared with Allium sativum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Garlic	Cultivated Garlic
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order same	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)
Family same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium unifolium	Allium sativum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Garlic	Cultivated Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Garlic

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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).

American Garlic

The American Garlic (Allium unifolium) is a species in the genus Allium. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom