Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Calendula Smut

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Entyloma calendulae

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Calendula Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Calendula Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Entylomataceae
Genus	Aegilops	Entyloma
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Entyloma calendulae

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Calendula Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom