Allegheny Serviceberry vs Rusty Crust

Amelanchier arborea compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Skeletocutis
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.