Birchbark Dot Lichen vs Blackboard Tree

Leptorhaphis epidermidis compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birchbark Dot Lichen	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Naetrocymbaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Leptorhaphis	Alstonia
Species	Leptorhaphis epidermidis	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Birchbark Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birchbark Dot Lichen	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birchbark Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Birchbark Dot Lichen

The Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis epidermidis) is a species in the genus Leptorhaphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.