Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Grey Mould

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Botrytis
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Grey Mould
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.

Grey Mould

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.