Cultivated Garlic vs Persian onion

Allium sativum compared with Allium hollandicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Garlic	Persian onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Liliopsida (백합강)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order same	Asparagales (비짜루목)	Asparagales (비짜루목)
Family same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium sativum	Allium hollandicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Persian onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Garlic	Persian 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).

Persian onion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States