Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Peg Lichen

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Cladonia
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.