Cascade Fir vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Abies amabilis compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Cascade Fir is Least Concern while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Fir	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Abies	Puccinia
Species	Abies amabilis	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Fir	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.