alpine dandelion vs Baytop's Onion

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Allium baytopiorum

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Taraxacum	Allium
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Allium baytopiorum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine dandelion and Baytop's Onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Baytop's Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.

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.