Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Sargent Cherry

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Sargent Cherry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alectoria	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Sargent Cherry
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.

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.