Baytop's Onion vs Slash pine

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Slash pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Slash pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Allium	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pinus elliottii

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Slash pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Slash pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.