Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Botrychium
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.