Baytop's Onion vs floating crystalwort

Allium baytopiorum compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Allium	Riccia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and floating crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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.