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Snow Mountain garlic
Snow Mountain garlic
SpeciesAllium sativum
OriginIndian

Snow Mountain garlic (also known as Allium sativum L., Allium schoenoprasum, and Kashmiri garlic), is a subspecies of garlic which is found in the mountainous in Jammu and Kashmir. It grows well in the western Himalayas at altitudes of up to 1,800 m (6,000 ft), in temperatures as low as −10 °C (14 °F), and with very little oxygen.[1] In Hindi, it is known as ek pothi lahsun.

References

  1. ↑ Koul, Mytre; Meena, Samdarshi; Kumar, Ashok; Sharma, Parduman; Singamaneni, Venugopal; Riyaz-Ul-Hassan, Syed; Hamid, Abid; Chaubey, Asha; Prabhakar, Anil. "Secondary Metabolites from Endophytic Fungus Penicillium pinophilum Induce ROS-Mediated Apoptosis through Mitochondrial Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer Cells". Planta Medica. 82 (04): 344–355. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1558308.