Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Flag Iris

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Flag Iris
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alectoria	Iris
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Iris pseudacorus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.