Baytop's Onion vs Wormseed

Allium baytopiorum compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Wormseed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Allium	Dysphania
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Dysphania anthelmintica

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Wormseed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Wormseed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 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.