alpine lady's-mantle vs Spurge Rust

Alchemilla alpina compared with Melampsora euphorbiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Spurge 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)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Melampsora
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Melampsora euphorbiae

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Spurge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Spurge 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).

Spurge Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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