Broadleaf wild leek vs Welsh onion

Allium ampeloprasum compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• Broadleaf wild leek is Not Evaluated while Welsh onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaf wild leek	Welsh onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)
Family same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium ampeloprasum	Allium fistulosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broadleaf wild leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Welsh onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadleaf wild leek	Welsh 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).

Welsh onion

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.

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)..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States