Baytop's Onion vs Olive Scribble Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Opegrapha vulgata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Olive Scribble Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Olive Scribble Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Allium	Opegrapha
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Opegrapha vulgata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Olive Scribble Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Olive Scribble Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.