Baytop's Onion vs Crazy Scale Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cladonia turgida

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Crazy Scale Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Crazy Scale Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Allium	Cladonia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cladonia turgida

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Crazy Scale Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.