Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs pale echinacea

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Echinacea pallida

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while pale echinacea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	pale echinacea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectoria	Echinacea
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Echinacea pallida

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

pale echinacea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	pale echinacea
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.

pale echinacea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden