Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Floating Sundew

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Drosera intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Droseraceae
Genus	Alectoria	Drosera
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Floating Sundew
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 Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.