alpine lady's-mantle vs Foxtail Smut

Alchemilla alpina compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Foxtail 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	Alchemilla	Urocystis
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Foxtail Smut
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).

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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).