Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Thread Weed

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Ulva
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.