Baytop's Onion vs Crested Oval Sedge

Allium baytopiorum compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Allium	Carex
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Carex cristatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Crested Oval Sedge share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.