Brook-Side Alder vs Nettle Rash

Alnus serrulata compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Betulaceae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Alnus	Leptosphaeria
Species	Alnus serrulata	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Nettle Rash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.