Baytop's Onion vs camash

Allium baytopiorum compared with Camassia quamash

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	camash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Allium	Camassia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Camassia quamash

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and camash share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asparagales. (Asparagales)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

camash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

camash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.

camash

The Camash (Camassia quamash) is a species in the genus Camassia. Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.