Ash Dieback vs Weisses Stengelbecherchen

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Hymenoscyphus albidus

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Weisses Stengelbecherchen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Weisses Stengelbecherchen
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class same	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order same	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family same	Helotiaceae	Helotiaceae
Genus same	Hymenoscyphus	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Hymenoscyphus albidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash Dieback and Weisses Stengelbecherchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hymenoscyphus.

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Weisses Stengelbecherchen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Weisses Stengelbecherchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Weisses Stengelbecherchen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Weisses Stengelbecherchen

Hymenoscyphus albidus is a small, white cup fungus in the family Helotiaceae, closely related to the highly invasive ash dieback pathogen H. fraxineus. It forms tiny, stalked apothecia on fallen ash leaf petioles in European forests and is now considered a rare native species displaced by the introduced pathogen. Assessed as Data Deficient, its current population status across Europe is uncertain due to confusion with the pathogenic relative.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden