Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Streamside Swordfern

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Nephrolepis
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.