Ash Rust vs Centuryplant

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Puccinia	Agave
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].