Baytop's Onion vs Spotted Blewit

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lepista panaeolus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Spotted Blewit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Spotted Blewit
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	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Allium	Lepista
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lepista panaeolus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Spotted Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Spotted Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.