Bedstraw Smut vs Bloodwort

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Bloodwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Melanotaenium	Achillea
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Achillea millefolium

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden