Adder’S-Mouth vs Baytop's Onion

Malaxis bayardii compared with Allium baytopiorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Baytop'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	Orchidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Malaxis	Allium
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Allium baytopiorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder’S-Mouth and Baytop's Onion share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asparagales. (Asparagales)

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Baytop's Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.