Baytop's Onion vs Layered Cup

Allium baytopiorum compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Layered Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Allium	Peziza
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Layered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.