Baytop's Onion vs Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Porpidia cinereoatra

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Allium	Porpidia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Porpidia cinereoatra

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.