Baytop's Onion vs Cracking Clitocybe

Allium baytopiorum compared with Clitocybe rivulosa

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cracking Clitocybe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Allium	Clitocybe
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Clitocybe rivulosa

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Cracking Clitocybe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.