Bistort Silver Rust vs Black Bent

Microbotryum marginale compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

• Bistort Silver Rust is Not Evaluated while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bistort Silver Rust	Black Bent
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Microbotryum	Agrostis
Species	Microbotryum marginale	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Bistort Silver Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bistort Silver Rust	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bistort Silver Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Bistort Silver Rust

The Bistort Silver Rust (Microbotryum marginale) is a species in the genus Microbotryum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden