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Garlic

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Garlic is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, leek and chives, native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the Himalayan foothills. It has been used for thousands of years as a seasoning and traditional remedy across many ancient civilizations, and China is today the largest producer by far. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Scientific Name

Allium sativum 1

Crop Class

Vegetable 2

Domestication Region

Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the foothills of the Himalayas 1

Classification

Life Cycle

Perennial 1

Primary Use

Food 2

Era

Era (category)

Bronze Age 1

In the Other Atlases

Also in Geography Atlas: Central Asia, found in there.
Also in History Atlas: The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World, era of origin there.

Sources

1. Garlic (Wikipedia)

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Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium.
Lead section, scientific name
Allium sativum
Lead section, classification
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium.
Lead section, domestication region
Garlic is native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the foothills of Himalayas.
History section
Cuneiform records show garlic has been cultivated in Mesopotamia for at least 4,000 years.

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2. Garlic (Wikipedia)

lead: species of bulbous flowering plants used as a seasoning and culinary ingredient
lead: used for thousands of years as a seasoning and culinary ingredient

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