Baytop's Onion vs Floating Bur-Reed

Allium baytopiorum compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Floating Bur-Reed
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	Typhaceae
Genus	Allium	Sparganium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Sparganium fluctuans

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Floating Bur-Reed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Floating Bur-Reed

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.