Baytop's Onion vs Bleeding Blue Tooth

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hydnellum cyanopodium

Key Differences

  • Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Bleeding Blue Tooth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baytop's Onion Bleeding Blue Tooth
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Amaryllidaceae Bankeraceae
Genus Allium Hydnellum
Species Allium baytopiorum Hydnellum cyanopodium

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baytop's Onion Bleeding Blue Tooth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

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

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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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