Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Irish Threadwort

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Telaranea
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.