Blue star vs Grey Mould

Amsonia orientalis compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Botrytis
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.