Baytop's Onion vs Grayish Button Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Allium	Diplotomma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Grayish Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Grayish Button 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.