Black Bent vs Bladder Sedge Rust

Agrostis gigantea compared with Puccinia microsora

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Bladder Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Bladder Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Puccinia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Puccinia microsora

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Bladder Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Bladder Sedge Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Bladder Sedge Rust

The Bladder Sedge Rust (Puccinia microsora) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden