Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Jointed Charlock

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Sulphur-Tresses Jointed Charlock
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lecanorales (Lecanorales) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Parmeliaceae Brassicaceae
Genus Alectoria Raphanus
Species Alectoria ochroleuca Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Sulphur-Tresses Jointed Charlock
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.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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.

Jointed Charlock

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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