Altai Onion vs short-stem iris

Allium altaicum compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	short-stem iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Allium	Iris
Species	Allium altaicum	Iris brevicaulis

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.