Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Cornflag

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cornflag
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Iridaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Gladiolus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States