Allium sativum var. sativum

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 238. Mentioned on page 226.

Bulbs comprising 5–15+ bulbels (cloves), depressed-ovoid, 3–6 × (1.5–) 3–8 cm; outer coats enclosing bulbs, white to light-brown, membranous, without reticulation; inner coats white, not appearing cellular. Leaves withering from tip by anthesis, 6–12, sheathing ± 1/2 scape; blade solid, flat, carinate, 20–100 cm × 5–20 mm, margins and keel scabrous, apex acute. Scape persistent, solitary, erect, terete, 25–100+ cm × 4–10 mm. Umbel persistent, erect, compact, 0–20-flowered, globose, with bulbils, flowers usually aborted in bud; spathe bract caducous, 1, 3-veined, ovate, apex beaked, beak much longer than base. Flowers, when present, ± campanulate, 3–5 mm; tepals erect, greenish white to pink, outer lanceolate, inner ovatelanceolate, ± equal, withering without developing, margins entire, apex acute; ovary crestless; pedicel 10–20 mm. Seed-coat not known; fruits usually abortive or without seeds.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Roadsides and disturbed areas

Distribution

Introduced; widely cultivated

Discussion

Allium sativum var. sativum is quite variable. It is possibly derived from A. longicuspis from central Asia. It generally reproduces by bulbels (cloves) as it produces few, if any, seeds. Prior to anthesis the scape of A. sativum var. ophioscorodon (Link) Doll is coiled into 1–2 wide loops. Both varieties are cultivated in North America and are usually found along roadsides and disturbed areas wherever garlic is cultivated. The bulbils make accidental introduction very easy.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number."broad" is not a number.

versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
Dale W. McNeal Jr. +  and T. D. Jacobsen +
Linnaeus +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
straight +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
carinate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
conspicuous +
1;several +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3cm +  and 6cm +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
roughened +  and smooth +
widely cultivated +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
loculicidal +
without seeds +  and abortive +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Roadsides and disturbed areas +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
ovatelanceolate +
persistent +
white +  and light-brown +
crested;3-lobed +
many;several +
spreading +  and erect +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
membranous +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
persistent +
25cm +  and 100cm +
4mm +  and 10mm +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
obovoid +
Introduced +
adnate +  and free +
epipetalous +
1 +  and several +
capitate +  and more or less 3-lobed +
Allium sativum var. sativum +
Allium sativum +
variety +
greenish white;pink +
persisting +
distinct +
petal-like +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
0-20-flowered +
persistent +
globose +
9 +, 8 +  and 7 +