alpine lady's-mantle vs Elf-Ear Dust

Alchemilla alpina compared with Lepraria normandinoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Elf-Ear Dust
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)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Lepraria
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Lepraria normandinoides

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Elf-Ear Dust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Elf-Ear Dust
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).

Elf-Ear Dust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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).