Alpine Rust vs Rust of pelargonium

Puccinia septentrionalis compared with Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rust	Rust of pelargonium
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 pelargonii-zonalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Rust of pelargonium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rust	Rust of pelargonium
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.

Rust of pelargonium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden