Grey Mould vs Onion Neck Rot

Botrytis cinerea compared with Botrytis aclada

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Mould	Onion Neck Rot
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class same	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order same	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family same	Sclerotiniaceae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus same	Botrytis	Botrytis
Species	Botrytis cinerea	Botrytis aclada

Evolutionary Relationship

Grey Mould and Onion Neck Rot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Botrytis.

Conservation Status

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Onion Neck Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Mould	Onion Neck Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Onion Neck Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden