Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Soapberry

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Soapberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Sapindus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia