Autumn Snowflake vs Onion

Acis autumnalis compared with Allium pseudoalbidum

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Onion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Acis	Allium
Species	Acis autumnalis	Allium pseudoalbidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Onion share a common ancestor at the Family level: Amaryllidaceae.

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Onion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Onion

Habitat

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

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.