Baytop's Onion vs Indigo Milk Cap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Allium	Lactarius
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.