Altai Onion vs Woolly Rosette

Allium altaicum compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Allium	Cotylidia
Species	Allium altaicum	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Woolly Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

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

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.