Alpine Rust vs Gemeine Akelei

Puccinia septentrionalis compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alpine Rust is Not Evaluated while Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rust	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Puccinia	Aquilegia
Species	Puccinia septentrionalis	Aquilegia vulgaris

Conservation Status

Alpine Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rust	Gemeine Akelei
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.

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden