Baytop's Onion vs Lacquered Bracket

Allium baytopiorum compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Allium	Ganoderma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.