Allegheny Serviceberry vs Root Rot

Amelanchier arborea compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Root Rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Heterobasidion
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, 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.