Baytop's Onion vs Cowberry Redleaf

Allium baytopiorum compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Allium	Exobasidium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Cowberry Redleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.