Black Bent vs Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Agrostis gigantea compared with Uromyces ari-triphylli

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Jack-In-The-Pulpit 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	Uromyces
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Uromyces ari-triphylli

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Jack-In-The-Pulpit 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).

Jack-In-The-Pulpit Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States