Black Maple vs Flax Rust

Acer nigrum compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Flax 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	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Acer	Melampsora
Species	Acer nigrum	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Flax 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.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.