Arctic daisy vs Meadow Grass Smut

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Urocystis poae

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Meadow Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Meadow 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 poae

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Meadow 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.

Meadow Grass Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.