Baytop's Onion vs Onion Smut

Allium baytopiorum compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Allium	Urocystis
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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.