Butterfly-leaf vs Poplar Rust

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Melampsora
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Poplar Rust
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.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.