Alder vs Bladder-Seed Rust

Alnus glutinosa compared with Puccinia physospermi

Key Differences

• Alder is Least Concern while Bladder-Seed Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Bladder-Seed Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Betulaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Alnus	Puccinia
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Puccinia physospermi

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Bladder-Seed Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Bladder-Seed Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Bladder-Seed Rust

Alder

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bladder-Seed Rust

The Bladder-Seed Rust (Puccinia physospermi) is a species in the genus Puccinia.