Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Speckled Script-Lichen

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Schismatomma ricasolii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Speckled Script-Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Roccellaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Schismatomma
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Schismatomma ricasolii

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Script-Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Speckled Script-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.

Speckled Script-Lichen

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.