Baytop's Onion vs Gilded Domecap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Calocybe favrei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Gilded Domecap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Allium	Calocybe
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Calocybe favrei

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilded Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Gilded Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Gilded Domecap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.