Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Button-Willow

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Cephalanthus occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Button-Willow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Cephalanthus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Button-Willow
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.

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.