Altai Onion vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Allium altaicum compared with Lecidea lapicida

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Allium	Lecidea
Species	Allium altaicum	Lecidea lapicida

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.