Baytop's Onion vs wall scalewort

Allium baytopiorum compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	wall scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Porellaceae
Genus	Allium	Porella
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Porella platyphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.