Crown Rust vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Puccinia coronata compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crown Rust	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same	Pucciniomycetes (柄锈菌纲)	Pucciniomycetes (柄锈菌纲)
Order same	Pucciniales (柄锈菌目)	Pucciniales (柄锈菌目)
Family same	Pucciniaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus same	Puccinia	Puccinia
Species	Puccinia coronata	Puccinia oxyriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Crown Rust and Mountain Sorrel Rust share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Puccinia.

Conservation Status

Crown Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crown Rust	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crown Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden