Alpine Rust vs Grosse Klette

Puccinia septentrionalis compared with Arctium lappa

Key Differences

• Alpine Rust is Not Evaluated while Grosse Klette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rust	Grosse Klette
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Puccinia	Arctium
Species	Puccinia septentrionalis	Arctium lappa

Conservation Status

Alpine Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Grosse Klette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rust	Grosse Klette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Grosse Klette

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Alpine Rust

The Alpine Rust (Puccinia septentrionalis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Grosse Klette

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden