Agrimony vs Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Phaeophyscia hispidula

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Whiskered Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Physciaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Phaeophyscia
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Phaeophyscia hispidula

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States