Appalachian Tea vs Baytop's Onion

Ilex glabra compared with Allium baytopiorum

Key Differences

• Appalachian Tea is Least Concern while Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ilex	Allium
Species	Ilex glabra	Allium baytopiorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Tea	Baytop's Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Appalachian Tea

The Appalachian Tea (Ilex glabra) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.