we offer garlic cloves. garlic, latin name allium sativum, belongs to the onion family alliaceae including shallots, and leek. garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both medicinal and culinary purposes. the garlic bulb is divided into sections called cloves. elephant garlic or russian garlic is a variant of the species leek and not considered a true garlic. it has a tall, solid, flowering stalk and broad, flat leaves much like those of the leek, but forms a bulb consisting of very large, garlic like cloves.