Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs river moss

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	river moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Fontinalis
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	river 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.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.