Bistort Silver Rust vs Castor

Microbotryum marginale compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bistort Silver Rust	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Microbotryum	Ricinus
Species	Microbotryum marginale	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Bistort Silver Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bistort Silver Rust	Castor
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.

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 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.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden