Baytop's Onion vs Pine Powdercap

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cystoderma jasonis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Pine Powdercap
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	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Allium	Cystoderma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cystoderma jasonis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Powdercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Pine Powdercap

Habitat

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

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.