Garlic is a species of onion native to Central Asia. It is cultivated for its bulb, which consists of numerous cloves enclosed in paper-like skins. The document discusses garlic's botanical features, including its flowers, leaves, roots, and bulb structure. It also describes several popular Indian garlic varieties such as Agrifound Parvati, G-282, Yamuna Safed 4, G-41, and Sweta, noting their characteristics like bulb size, color, pungency, and yield.