Baytop's Onion vs Mountain Webcap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Mountain Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Allium	Cortinarius
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Mountain Webcap

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.