alstonia vs Rye Ergot

Alstonia congensis compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Claviceps
Species	Alstonia congensis	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Rye Ergot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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).

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia congensis) is a species in the genus Alstonia. 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 in Guinea.