Baytop's Onion vs Stinking iris

Allium baytopiorum compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Allium	Iris
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.