Blackcurrant vs

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Mollisia ramealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackcurrant
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family Phyllanthaceae Mollisiaceae
Genus Antidesma Mollisia
Species Antidesma parvifolium Mollisia ramealis

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackcurrant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blackcurrant

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

Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.

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