Altai Onion vs Floating Sundew

Allium altaicum compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Floating Sundew
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Droseraceae
Genus	Allium	Drosera
Species	Allium altaicum	Drosera intermedia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.