Baytop's Onion vs

Allium baytopiorum compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobakterien)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Allium	Nostoc
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.