Baytop's Onion vs Regel's chickweed

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Allium	Cerastium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cerastium regelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Regel's chickweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Regel's chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.