ambatch vs Pacific mountain onion

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Allium validum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Fabaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Allium
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Allium validum

Evolutionary Relationship

ambatch and Pacific mountain onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	Pacific mountain onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

Pacific mountain onion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af