Brook-Side Alder vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Alnus serrulata compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Betulaceae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Alnus	Melanotaenium
Species	Alnus serrulata	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.