Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Roundleaf geranium

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Geranium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Roundleaf geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Roundleaf geranium
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Geranium
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Geranium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Roundleaf geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Roundleaf geranium
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.

Roundleaf geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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