Baytop's Onion vs Marsh fleabane

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Allium	Pluchea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pluchea carolinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.