Allegheny Serviceberry vs Box Rust

Amelanchier arborea compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Box 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)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Puccinia
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Box Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Allegheny Serviceberry

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

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.