Autumn Snowflake vs Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Acis autumnalis compared with Trapeliopsis granulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Granular Mottled-Disk 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 granulosa

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Granular Mottled-Disk 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.

Granular Mottled-Disk 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.