alpine lady's-mantle vs Rye Ergot

Alchemilla alpina compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Claviceps
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Rye Ergot
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).

Rye Ergot

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden