Blue star vs Pitch canker

Amsonia orientalis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Fusarium
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.