Baytop's Onion vs Copper Lecidea

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lecidea inops

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Copper Lecidea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Allium	Lecidea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lecidea inops

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Copper Lecidea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Copper Lecidea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Copper Lecidea

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.