False Oat-Grass Smut vs Green Hellebore Smut

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Urocystis floccosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Green Hellebore Smut
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class same	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order same	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family same	Urocystidaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus same	Urocystis	Urocystis
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Urocystis floccosa

Evolutionary Relationship

False Oat-Grass Smut and Green Hellebore Smut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Urocystis.

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Hellebore Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Green Hellebore Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Green Hellebore Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.