Altai Onion vs Flat Wrack

Allium altaicum compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Fucaceae
Genus	Allium	Fucus
Species	Allium altaicum	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.