Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs mountain melick

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	mountain melick
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alectoria	Melica
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.