Baytop's Onion vs Cultivated Garlic

Allium baytopiorum compared with Allium sativum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Cultivated Garlic
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order same	Asparagales (Спаржецветные)	Asparagales (Спаржецветные)
Family same	Amaryllidaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus same	Allium	Allium
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Allium sativum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baytop's Onion and Cultivated Garlic share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Allium.

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

Cultivated Garlic

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.