Allium baytopiorum
Allium baytopiorum, or Baytop's onion, is a species of onion that is endemic to Kars Province in Turkey. It is found in montane steppe at about 1,200 m elevation. The species was named in honor of Turkish botanist Asuman Baytop.[2]
| Baytop's onion | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Allioideae | 
| Genus: | Allium | 
| Species: | A. baytopiorum  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Allium baytopiorum Kollmann & Özhatay  | |
Critically endangered
    
It is threatened by overgrazing and hay making.
References
    
- Özhatay, N.; Ekim, T. (2014). "Allium baytopiorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T199882A2616773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199882A2616773.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
 - Özhatay, Neriman (26 November 2016). "Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015)". İstanbul Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dergisi. 45 (1): 1–6. ISSN 0367-7524. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
 
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