Blackcurrant vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Puccinia
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.