Alpine Foam Lichen vs black-calabash

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	black-calabash
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Stereocaulon	Amphitecna
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	black-calabash
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.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.