Baytop's Onion vs Spring Hazelcup

Allium baytopiorum compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Spring Hazelcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Allium	Encoelia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Spring Hazelcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.