Baytop's Onion vs Sandy Laccaria

Allium baytopiorum compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Sandy Laccaria
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	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Allium	Laccaria
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.