Baytop's Onion vs Olive Wax Cap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.