Beardgrass vs Cupped Ear

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Otideaceae
Genus	Andropogon	Otidea
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.