Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Snow Rustwort

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Gymnomitrion
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Snow Rustwort
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.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.