Allium sativum L., 1753 43% complete

Garlic

Sp. pl. 1:296. 1753

Data sources

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Sourced5 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded19 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. pl. 1:296. 1753 No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Garlic No source recorded
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Observations C. Asia to NE. Iran No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 48 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 48 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 500, 818, 918
  • Superseded 48 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 500, 818, 918
Sourced
Biological type geophyte
  • geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 350, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 350, 500, 918
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 350, 500, 918
Sourced
Edible part stem No source recorded
Source not recorded
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Inflorescence type empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 500, 818, 918
  • Superseded 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 500, 818, 918
Not on the record
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable true No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug No source recorded
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 460, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 460, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 53 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Planting row spacing 10 cm No source recorded
Source not recorded
Planting sowing description Direct seed large cloves No source recorded
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Planting spread 10 cm No source recorded
Source not recorded
Other
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record