Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs floating hook moss

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Warnstorfia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	floating hook moss
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.

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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