ail à boule étoilée vs Ciboule

Allium cristophii compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• ail à boule étoilée is Not Evaluated while Ciboule is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ail à boule étoilée	Ciboule
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 cristophii	Allium fistulosum

Evolutionary Relationship

ail à boule étoilée and Ciboule share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Allium.

Conservation Status

ail à boule étoilée

NE — Not Evaluated

Ciboule

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ail à boule étoilée	Ciboule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ail à boule étoilée

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Ciboule

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden