Allium sativum L.

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Common names:	Garlic (English)
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Derivation of specific name:	sativum: cultivated, not wild
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Allium sativum
African Plant Database: Allium sativum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Allium sativum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Allium sativum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Allium sativum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Allium sativum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Allium sativum
JSTOR Plant Science: Allium sativum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Allium sativum
Plants of the World Online: Allium sativum
Tropicos: Allium sativum
Wikipedia: Allium sativum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Allium sativum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165310, retrieved 18 June 2025

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