Allioideae - Allium, Garlic, Onion, Chives, Shallot, Leek, List of Allium Species, Allium Tricoccum, Allicin, Allium Chinense, Nothoscordum (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Allium, Garlic, Onion, Chives, Shallot, Leek, List of Allium species, Allium tricoccum, Allicin, Allium chinense, Nothoscordum, Allium canadense, Ramsons, Allium vineale, Allium validum, Allium ampeloprasum, Allium sphaerocephalon, Allium neapolitanum, Elephant garlic, Allium cernuum, Tulbaghia, Ipheion, Twinleaf onion, Allium moly, Nothoscordum x borbonicum, Allium drummondii, Allium scorodoprasum, Allium caeruleum, Allium cristophii, Leucocoryne, Allium giganteum, Kurrat, Allium monanthum, Allium unifolium, Allium nigrum, Allium galanthum, Allium pskemense, Allium longicuspis, Wild garlic, Allium montanum. Excerpt: Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent seasoning in Asia, Africa, and Europe. It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used throughout its history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. BulbilsThe ancestry of cultivated garlic is not definitively established. According to Zohary and Hopf, "A difficulty in the identification of its wild progenitor is the sterility of the cultivars," though it is thought to be descendent from the species Allium longicuspis, which grows wild in central and southwestern Asia. Allium sativum grows in the wild in areas where it has become naturalised. The "wild garlic," "crow garlic," and "field garlic" of Britain are members of the species Allium ursinum, Allium vineale, and Allium oleraceum, respectively. In North America, Allium vineale (known as "wild garlic" or "crow garlic") and Allium canadense, known as "meadow garlic" or "wild garlic" and "wild onion," are common weeds in fields. One of the best-known ..".