Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs gratiola

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	gratiola
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Gratiola
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.