Single-Clove Garlic (Allium cepa or Allium sativum) bought at local shop, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 4 September 2011. This is a variety of Garlic native to China. There is some question over which species this actually belongs to - see comment below. Also see comments under Allium sativum, Allium cepa and Allium ampeloprasum on the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org).
Single-Clove Garlic (Allium cepa or Allium sativum) bought at local shop, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 4 September 2011. This is a variety of Garlic native to China. There is some question over which species this actually belongs to - see comment below. Also see comments under Allium sativum, Allium cepa and Allium ampeloprasum on the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org).