Allegheny Serviceberry vs Flax Rust

Amelanchier arborea compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Flax 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)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Melampsora
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Flax 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.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.