Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Spiny Threadwort

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Cephaloziella
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.