Baytop's Onion vs Western Thyme Plume

Allium baytopiorum compared with Merrifieldia tridactyla

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Western Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Western Thyme Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Allium	Merrifieldia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Merrifieldia tridactyla

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Western Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Western Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (5 countries) and Europe (28 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.