Allegheny Serviceberry vs Violet Smut

Amelanchier arborea compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Urocystis
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Violet Smut
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.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.