Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Cellar Cup

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Peziza cerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cellar Cup
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Peziza
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Peziza cerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Cellar Cup share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Ascomycota. (Sac Fungi)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Cellar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cellar Cup
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.

Cellar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

Cellar Cup

The Cellar Cup (Peziza cerea) is a species in the genus Peziza. Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway