bastard copperleaf vs Hog's Fennel Rust

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Puccinia rugulosa

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Hog's Fennel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Hog's Fennel Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Puccinia
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Puccinia rugulosa

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Hog's Fennel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Hog's Fennel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Hog's Fennel Rust

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.