Baytop's Onion vs Maydell's locoweed

Allium baytopiorum compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Allium	Oxytropis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Oxytropis maydelliana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Maydell's locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.