alstonia vs Bushy Beard Lichen

Alstonia boonei compared with Usnea strigosa

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Bushy Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Bushy Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Usnea
Species	Alstonia boonei	Usnea strigosa

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Bushy Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Bushy Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Bushy Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and United States.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Bushy Beard Lichen

The Bushy Beard Lichen (Usnea strigosa) is a species in the genus Usnea. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.