alpine pussytoes vs Violet Smut

Antennaria alpina compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Urocystis
Species	Antennaria alpina	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.