Baytop's Onion vs Leafy Brain

Allium baytopiorum compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tremellaceae
Genus	Allium	Phaeotremella
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Leafy Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.