Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Bladdernut

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Staphylea
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Bladdernut
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.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden