Alpine Hawkweed vs Altai Onion

Hieracium alpinum compared with Allium altaicum

Key Differences

• Alpine Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Altai Onion is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hawkweed	Altai Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Hieracium	Allium
Species	Hieracium alpinum	Allium altaicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Hawkweed and Altai Onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hawkweed	Altai Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Altai Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Alpine Hawkweed

The Alpine Hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.