Baytop's Onion vs Firewheel

Allium baytopiorum compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Firewheel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Allium	Gaillardia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Gaillardia pulchella

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Firewheel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Firewheel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Firewheel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (Colombia).

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.