Allium sativum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyAlliaceae
Family (Traditional)Alliaceae
GenusAllium
Species:Allium sativum L.
Common NameCultivated Garlic; Garlic
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: linear; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Allium longicuspis Allium longicuspis
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon (Link) Dall

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Boone (KY), Butler (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fleming (KY), Gallatin (KY), Grant (KY), Graves (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Nelson (KY), Ohio (KY), Owen (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Fayette (TN), Giles (TN), Haywood (TN), McMinn (TN), Meigs (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00005744 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066018 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066329 Graves Kentucky
TENN
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066024 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
005756 Fayette Tennessee
BOON
Allium sativum
MTSU002916 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Jun 1983 Tony Utley
40
MTSU
Allium sativum
MEM003551 Gallatin Kentucky 06 Jun 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
4728
MEM
Allium sativum
31234100005261 Edmonson Kentucky 16 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4596
EKY
Allium sativum
31234100005295 Nelson Kentucky 28 Jun 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
5462
EKY
Allium sativum
MDKY00005745 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066324 Rowan Kentucky
TENN
Allium sativum
APSC0109717 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
31234100729217 Anderson Kentucky 10 Jun 1974 Jerry and Carol Baskin
1699
EKY
Allium sativum
31234100005287 Marion Kentucky 18 Jun 1994 M. H. McGuffey
50
EKY
Allium sativum
31973000004899 Campbell Kentucky 24 Jul 1996 Thieret, John
59896
KNK
Allium sativum
MDKY00005746 Graves Kentucky
MDKY
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066322 Edmonson Kentucky
TENN
Allium sativum
UCHT005707 Polk Tennessee 28 May 2012 Dwayne Estes
UCHT
Allium sativum
APSC0109718 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0109720 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
31234100005253 Boone Kentucky 08 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4467
EKY
Allium sativum
31234100005329 Fayette Tennessee 01 Jun 1968 Elizabeth M. Browne
T-486
EKY
Allium sativum
APSC0046252 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
31234100005238 Fleming Kentucky 07 Jul 2000 Kim Feeman
1234
EKY
Allium sativum
31234100005246 Anderson Kentucky 29 Jun 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne
7448
EKY
Allium sativum
31973000004903 Owen Kentucky 16 Jul 2004 Thieret, John
61804
KNK
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066323 Nelson Kentucky
TENN
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066021 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
UCHT005708 Polk Tennessee 28 May 2012 Dwayne Estes
UCHT
Allium sativum
APSC0109716 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0109719 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0046250 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0046249 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Allium sativum
31234100005311 Rowan Kentucky 29 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10802
EKY
Allium sativum
N/A Carter Kentucky 29 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10804
EKY
Allium sativum
31234100766698 Madison Kentucky 15 Jul 2015 Thomas S. McFadden
121
EKY
Allium sativum
31973000004900 Kenton Kentucky 01 Jul 1978 Applegarth, Patrick
382
KNK
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066020 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066022 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
APSC0046253 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0053020 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Allium sativum
MEM007488 Shelby Tennessee 13 Jun 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
963
MEM
Allium sativum
31234100005279 Graves Kentucky 10 Jul 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne
73E11.1
EKY
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066019 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066023 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Allium sativum
APSC0065001 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0046248 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
APSC0093640 Butler Kentucky
APSC
Allium sativum
31234100005303 Ohio Kentucky 28 Jun 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
5507
EKY
Allium sativum
31973000021830 Campbell Kentucky 24 Jul 1996 Thieret, John
59896
KNK
Allium sativum
TENN-V-0066321 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
Allium sativum
MEM001878 Boone Kentucky 06 Jun 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
4467
MEM
Allium sativum
MEM017875 Todd Kentucky 30 Jun 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5660
MEM
Allium sativum
MEM013440 Grant Kentucky 08 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
4465
MEM
Allium sativum
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