Baytop's Onion vs spurred threadwort

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	spurred threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Allium	Cephaloziella
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cephaloziella elachista

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.