alpine lady's-mantle vs Black Knot

Alchemilla alpina compared with Apiosporina morbosa

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Black Knot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Black Knot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Venturiales (Venturiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Venturiaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Apiosporina
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Apiosporina morbosa

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Black Knot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Black Knot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Black Knot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Black Knot

The Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) is a species in the genus Apiosporina. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway