American Wall Fern vs Baytop's Onion

Polypodium virginianum compared with Allium baytopiorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wall Fern	Baytop's Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Asparagales (天门冬目)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Allium
Species	Polypodium virginianum	Allium baytopiorum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wall Fern and Baytop's Onion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

American Wall Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wall Fern	Baytop's Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wall Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

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

American Wall Fern

The American Wall Fern (Polypodium virginianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.