A bulb of garlic, red chili peppers, four-color pepper, and carrot tops on a wooden cutting board. The concept of cooking and vegetables in the home. Macro image, close-up. Garlic - Allium sativum is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to central and south Asia, stretching from the Black Sea through the southern Caucasus, northeastern Iran, and the Hindu Kush, it also grows wild in parts of Mediterranean Europe. There are two subspecies and hundreds of varieties of garlic
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