Altai Onion vs false pepperwort

Allium altaicum compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Allium	Marsilea
Species	Allium altaicum	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Altai Onion and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.