Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Firetree

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Firetree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Myricaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Morella
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Firetree
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.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.