Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Arizona madrone

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Arbutus arizonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Arizona madrone
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Arbutus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Arbutus arizonica

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Arizona madrone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

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

Range

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

Arizona madrone

Habitat

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

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.