Lahasun / Garlic
Allium sativum
- Found in India
- Ladakh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh & more
How to identify Lahasun
Identify Lahasun by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Pungent garlic-scented bulb with cloves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- In India, compare location records such as Ladakh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lahasun.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Allium sativum
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Found in India
- Ladakh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaf blade is flat, linear, solid, and approximately 1.25–2.5 cm (0.5–1.0 in) wide, with an acute apex.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lahasun itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- लहसुन lahasun
- Telugu
- వెల్లుల్లి
- Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ
- Bengali
- রসুন
- Gujarati
- લસણ
- Urdu
- لہسن
- Sinhala
- සුදු ළූණු
About Lahasun
Garlic (Allium sativum) belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Ladakh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Its sap or hairs can irritate skin, so handle it with care.
In culture
It is recorded in classical literature and carries a body of folklore around it.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Lahasun belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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