Baytop's Onion vs Crazed Cap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Crazed Cap
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	Dermoloma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Crazed Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.