alpine lady's-mantle vs Needle Rust

Alchemilla alpina compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Chrysomyxa
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Needle Rust
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).

Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden