Kalmus vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Acorus calamus compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

Kalmus is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)
Family	Acoraceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acorus	Puccinia
Species	Acorus calamus	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kalmus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Kalmus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.