Baytop's Onion vs Phoma blight

Allium baytopiorum compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Allium	Epicoccum
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Phoma blight

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.