Baytop's Onion vs Pine Crust

Allium baytopiorum compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Allium	Peniophora
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.