Buchs-Rost vs Great Pignut Rust

Puccinia buxi compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buchs-Rost	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class same	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order same	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)
Family same	Pucciniaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus same	Puccinia	Puccinia
Species	Puccinia buxi	Puccinia bulbocastani

Evolutionary Relationship

Buchs-Rost and Great Pignut Rust share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Puccinia.

Conservation Status

Buchs-Rost

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buchs-Rost	Great Pignut Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buchs-Rost

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Buchs-Rost

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway