Arctic daisy vs Grayish Button Lichen

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Caliciaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Diplotomma
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Grayish Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.