Baytop's Onion vs Broomwort

Allium baytopiorum compared with Scoparia montevidensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Broomwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Allium	Scoparia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Scoparia montevidensis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Broomwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Broomwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Broomwort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.

Broomwort

The Broomwort (Scoparia montevidensis) is a species in the genus Scoparia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Brazil and United States. It is found across Brazil, United States.