Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Tree spurge

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Euphorbia dendroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Tree spurge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Euphorbia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Euphorbia dendroides

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Tree spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Tree spurge
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.

Tree spurge

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia and United States.

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.