Baytop's Onion vs Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Trapeliopsis granulosa

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Allium	Trapeliopsis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Trapeliopsis granulosa

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.