Broadleaf wild leek vs Hooker's onion

Allium ampeloprasum compared with Allium acuminatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaf wild leek	Hooker's 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 same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium ampeloprasum	Allium acuminatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadleaf wild leek and Hooker's onion share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Allium.

Conservation Status

Broadleaf wild leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Hooker's onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadleaf wild leek	Hooker's onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadleaf wild leek

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros, Libya), Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

Hooker's onion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Broadleaf wild leek

The Broadleaf Wild Leek (Allium ampeloprasum) is a species in the genus Allium. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros, Libya), Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru)..