Baytop's Onion vs Sallow Button

Allium baytopiorum compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Sallow Button
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Allium	Acleris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Acleris hastiana

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.