Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Devil weed

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Devil weed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Sargassum
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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.