alpine lady's-mantle vs Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

Alchemilla alpina compared with Cladonia cervicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine lady's-mantle Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order Rosales (Roses & Allies) Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family Rosaceae (Rose Family) Cladoniaceae
Genus Alchemilla Cladonia
Species Alchemilla alpina Cladonia cervicornis

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine lady's-mantle Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

The Browned Pixie-cup Lichen (Cladonia cervicornis) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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