Baytop's Onion vs Woolly Rosette

Allium baytopiorum compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Allium	Cotylidia
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Woolly Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.