Altai Onion vs Water spangles

Allium altaicum compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Water spangles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Allium	Salvinia
Species	Allium altaicum	Salvinia minima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.