Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs pine echium

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Echium pininana

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while pine echium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	pine echium
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Echium
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Echium pininana

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

pine echium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	pine echium
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.

pine echium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States