Bearberry Redstem vs Blistering Ammania

Exobasidium uvae-ursi compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bearberry Redstem Blistering Ammania
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Exobasidiaceae Lythraceae
Genus Exobasidium Ammannia
Species Exobasidium uvae-ursi Ammannia baccifera

Conservation Status

Bearberry Redstem

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bearberry Redstem Blistering Ammania
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearberry Redstem

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Bearberry Redstem

The Bearberry Redstem (Exobasidium uvae-ursi) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

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