Alpine Rust vs

Puccinia septentrionalis compared with Puccinia polygoni-amphibii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order same	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family same	Pucciniaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus same	Puccinia	Puccinia
Species	Puccinia septentrionalis	Puccinia polygoni-amphibii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rust and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Puccinia.

Conservation Status

Alpine Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Alpine Rust

The Alpine Rust (Puccinia septentrionalis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Puccinia polygoni-amphibii is a rust fungus (order Pucciniales) that parasitises amphibious bistort (Persicaria amphibia) and related plants. It produces orange-brown urediniospore pustules on leaves and stems and completes its life cycle on host plants in wetland and riparian habitats. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden