Baytop's Onion vs Birchbark Dot Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Leptorhaphis epidermidis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Birchbark Dot Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Birchbark Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Naetrocymbaceae
Genus	Allium	Leptorhaphis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Leptorhaphis epidermidis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Birchbark Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Birchbark Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Birchbark Dot Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Birchbark Dot Lichen

The Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis epidermidis) is a species in the genus Leptorhaphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.