Balkan Maple vs Outward-Looking Rosette Lichen

Acer hyrcanum compared with Physcia alnophila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Outward-Looking Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Acer	Physcia
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Physcia alnophila

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Outward-Looking Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Outward-Looking Rosette Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

Habitat

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

Outward-Looking Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.