alpine lady's-mantle vs Marbled False Truffle

Alchemilla alpina compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Elaphomyces
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Marbled False Truffle
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).

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden