Altai Onion vs

Allium altaicum compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Allium	Exobasidium
Species	Allium altaicum	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion
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Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.