Autumn Snowflake vs Ebony Cup

Acis autumnalis compared with Pseudoplectania nigrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Ebony Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Acis	Pseudoplectania
Species	Acis autumnalis	Pseudoplectania nigrella

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Ebony Cup
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.

Ebony Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.