Baytop's Onion vs limestone scurvygrass

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Allium	Cochlearia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cochlearia tridactylites

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and limestone scurvygrass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.