Bladder Sedge Rust vs Bloodwort

Puccinia microsora compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• Bladder Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Sedge Rust	Bloodwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Puccinia	Achillea
Species	Puccinia microsora	Achillea millefolium

Conservation Status

Bladder Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Sedge Rust	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder Sedge Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Bladder Sedge Rust

The Bladder Sedge Rust (Puccinia microsora) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden