Baytop's Onion vs Blue Flag

Allium baytopiorum compared with Iris versicolor

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Blue Flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Blue Flag
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Allium	Iris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Iris versicolor

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Blue Flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.