Butterfly-leaf vs

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Fabaceae	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Microbotryum
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.