Baytop's Onion vs limestone fern

Allium baytopiorum compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Allium	Gymnocarpium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.