Baytop's Onion vs

Allium baytopiorum compared with Rutstroemia calopus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baytop's Onion
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family Amaryllidaceae Rutstroemiaceae
Genus Allium Rutstroemia
Species Allium baytopiorum Rutstroemia calopus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baytop's Onion
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Rutstroemia calopus is a discomycete fungus in the family Rutstroemiaceae, producing small, stalked, cup-shaped fruiting bodies on decaying plant material. It is saprotrophic, decomposing dead stems and woody debris in moist habitats. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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