Baytop's Onion vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Allium baytopiorum compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Allium	Desmodium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Desmodium intortum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Greenleaf ticktrefoil share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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.