Baytop's Onion vs Orange Cup

Allium baytopiorum compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Allium	Melastiza
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.