bushman's-poison vs Cowberry Redleaf

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Exobasidium
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Cowberry Redleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.