Bastard-Toadflax Rust vs common greasewort

Puccinia thesii compared with Aneura pinguis

Key Differences

• Bastard-Toadflax Rust is Not Evaluated while common greasewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	common greasewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Puccinia	Aneura
Species	Puccinia thesii	Aneura pinguis

Conservation Status

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	common greasewort
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.

common greasewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal