Baytop's Onion vs Black-Staining Polypore

Allium baytopiorum compared with Meripilus sumstinei

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Black-Staining Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Allium	Meripilus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Meripilus sumstinei

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Black-Staining Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.