Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs ringless spoon moss

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Sarmentypnum exannulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	ringless spoon moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Sarmentypnum
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Sarmentypnum exannulatum

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

ringless spoon moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	ringless spoon moss
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.

ringless spoon moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States