Garlic

Scientific name: Allium sativum

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0115

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Habitat

Where it lives

Gardens, farms and human-associated habitats

Where it is found

USDA GRIN records Allium sativum as cultivated in (among others) Kenya, Spain, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Armenia, Georgia, China, Uzbekistan, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Greece, Italy, France, Mexico, United States, Brazil. Its native home is given as Asia (Flora of China), possibly Central Asia (GRIN). In Oman it is a cash crop of the oases of Al Jabal Al Akhdar.

Evidence: SRC-488 · SRC-504 · SRC-502Statement code: CLM-ENT0115-R29-03

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Sources

1Allium sativum in Flora of ChinaSRC-504
2Allium sativum L. — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-502
3Allium sativum in Flora of PakistanSRC-503
4Agro-ecological landuse transformation in oasis systems of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, northern OmanSRC-488
5Garlic Production in the Home Garden — NebGuide G2221. Laurie Hodges. Issued November2013.SRC-RES-UNL-GARLIC2013-B17

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261107T090717754 · last approved 7 November 2026

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4Agro-ecological landuse transformation in oasis systems of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, northern OmanSRC-488
1Allium sativum in Flora of ChinaSRC-504
2Allium sativum L. — GRIN-Global TaxonomySRC-502

Relationships with other living things

In a study of 25 homegardens at Sayh Qatanah on Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman (about 2,000 m above sea level), garlic was grown in 14 of them, followed by onion, maize and some fodder barley.

Evidence: SRC-488Statement code: CLM-ENT0115-R29-04