Baytop's Onion vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Allium	Cladonia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.