Alder Wrinkle vs Blue star

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Taphrina	Amsonia
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.