Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs string grimmia

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Grimmia funalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	string grimmia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Grimmia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Grimmia funalis

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

string grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	string grimmia
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.

string grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.