Baytop's Onion vs

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hapalosiphon luteolus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hapalosiphonaceae
Genus	Allium	Hapalosiphon
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hapalosiphon luteolus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Hapalosiphon luteolus is a filamentous, branching cyanobacterium found in freshwater habitats, damp soil, and moist terrestrial environments including peat bogs and wetland margins. It produces a yellowish pigmentation and forms heterocysts capable of nitrogen fixation. This species contributes to nitrogen cycling in wetland and semi-aquatic ecosystems where it forms part of benthic microbial communities.