Alpine Foam Lichen vs Arctic daisy

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Arctanthemum arcticum

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while Arctic daisy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	Arctic daisy
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Stereocaulon	Arctanthemum
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Arctanthemum arcticum

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	Arctic daisy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Foam Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Alpine Foam Lichen

The Alpine Foam Lichen (Stereocaulon alpinum) is a species in the genus Stereocaulon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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