Black Maple vs Figwort Rust

Acer nigrum compared with Uromyces scrophulariae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Figwort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Figwort Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acer	Uromyces
Species	Acer nigrum	Uromyces scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Figwort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Figwort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Figwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.