Autumn Snowflake vs Mountain Saffron

Acis autumnalis compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Acis	Solorina
Species	Acis autumnalis	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.