Bastard-Toadflax Rust vs Black Maple

Puccinia thesii compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Bastard-Toadflax Rust is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Black Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Puccinia	Acer
Species	Puccinia thesii	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

The Bastard-Toadflax Rust (Puccinia thesii) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its range includes Belgium, Norway, and Portugal. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.