Agrimony vs Bistort Silver Rust

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Microbotryum marginale

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Bistort Silver Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Bistort Silver Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Microbotryum
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Microbotryum marginale

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Bistort Silver Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Bistort Silver Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bistort Silver Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bistort Silver Rust

The Bistort Silver Rust (Microbotryum marginale) is a species in the genus Microbotryum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden