Garlic

Allium sativum

Garlic is a tasty bulb that grows underground. It has a strong smell and is used in cooking to add delicious flavor to dishes.

Hábitat: Gardens

Aspecto

The Garlic plant has long, flat, strap-like green leaves growing from a bulb that typically has papery white or purplish skin. Its small, often pinkish-white flowers form a rounded cluster at the top of a stiff stem, visually distinct from onions.

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Garlic

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Ancient Egyptians used garlic as medicine and even paid workers with it!

Garlic's 'hot' flavor comes from chemicals that react when it's crushed.

Rubbing garlic on cuts or bug bites was once a common old folk remedy.

The stronger garlic smells, the more powerful its healthful compounds are!

Habilidades especiales

Garlic stores food and water in its bulb, helping it survive harsh conditions underground and regrow.

Garlic produces strong-smelling sulfur compounds that deter pests and microbes, protecting itself from being eaten.

Garlic can grow new plants from tiny cloves within its bulb, allowing it to easily make many genetic copies.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-60 cm
Extensión: 15-30 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.3-0.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Verano
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Leve
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen

eaten by

Onion maggot

Delia antiqua

larvae feed on garlic bulbs

parasitizes

Onion neck rot fungus

Botrytis allii

causes rot in stored garlic bulbs

Rasgos

Aromático

Las plantas aromáticas producen y emiten compuestos orgánicos volátiles fragantes, a menudo como defensa o para atraer a los polinizadores.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.