Baytop's Onion vs Mountain Waxcap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Allium	Hygrocybe
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.