Baytop's Onion vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Allium baytopiorum compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Allium	Lestes
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Lestes forcipatus

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.