Agrimony vs Blackthorn Rust

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Blackthorn Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Blackthorn Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Tranzschelia
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Blackthorn Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Blackthorn 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.

Blackthorn Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Blackthorn Rust

The Blackthorn Rust (Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae) is a species in the genus Tranzschelia. Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden