Beach Acronychia vs Rye Ergot

Acronychia imperforata compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Rutaceae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Claviceps
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Rye Ergot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Acronychia

Habitat

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

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Beach Acronychia

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