Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Daldinia
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.