Barbaricina Colombine vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Aquilegia barbaricina compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

  • Barbaricina Colombine is Critically Endangered while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barbaricina Colombine Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order Ranunculales (Ranunculales) Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family Ranunculaceae Cladoniaceae
Genus Aquilegia Cladonia
Species Aquilegia barbaricina Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Barbaricina Colombine

CR — Critically Endangered

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barbaricina Colombine Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbaricina Colombine

Habitat

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

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Barbaricina Colombine

The Barbaricina Colombine (Aquilegia barbaricina) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

No description available.

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