Arctic daisy vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	False Oat-Grass 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	Arctanthemum	Urocystis
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

False Oat-Grass Smut

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.