False Oat-Grass Smut vs Globe Thistle

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Urocystis	Echinops
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).