Blaeberry Redleaf vs Blistering Ammania

Exobasidium myrtilli compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blaeberry Redleaf Blistering Ammania
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Exobasidiaceae Lythraceae
Genus Exobasidium Ammannia
Species Exobasidium myrtilli Ammannia baccifera

Conservation Status

Blaeberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blaeberry Redleaf Blistering Ammania
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blaeberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Blaeberry Redleaf

The Blaeberry Redleaf (Exobasidium myrtilli) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

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