Allegheny Serviceberry vs Poplar Rust

Amelanchier arborea compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Poplar 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 medusae

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Poplar 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.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States