Australian baobab vs

Adansonia gregorii compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Malvaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Exobasidium
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.