Baytop's Onion vs Mountain Saffron

Allium baytopiorum compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Mountain Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Allium	Solorina
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Mountain Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.