Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Stinking chamomile

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectoria	Anthemis
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.