Black Maple vs Violet Smut

Acer nigrum compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acer	Urocystis
Species	Acer nigrum	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Violet Smut
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.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.