Baytop's Onion vs Ghostwort

Allium baytopiorum compared with Aneura mirabilis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Ghostwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Ghostwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Allium	Aneura
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Aneura mirabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.