Baytop's Onion vs Flemingia

Allium baytopiorum compared with Flemingia macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Flemingia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Allium	Flemingia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Flemingia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Flemingia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Flemingia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), North America (Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.