Autumn Snowflake vs Board Lichen

Acis autumnalis compared with Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Board Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Acis	Trapeliopsis
Species	Acis autumnalis	Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Board Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Board Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Board Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Board Lichen

The Board Lichen (Trapeliopsis flexuosa) is a species in the genus Trapeliopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.