Baytop's Onion vs Willow Tarspot

Allium baytopiorum compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Allium	Rhytisma
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Willow Tarspot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.