Baytop's Onion vs mountain willow

Allium baytopiorum compared with Salix barclayi

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while mountain willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	mountain willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Allium	Salix
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Salix barclayi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	mountain willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

mountain willow

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.