Bitter Wart Lichen vs Blackboard Tree

Lepra amara compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Wart Lichen	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pertusariaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lepra	Alstonia
Species	Lepra amara	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Bitter Wart Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Wart Lichen	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Wart 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.

Bitter Wart Lichen

The Bitter Wart Lichen (Lepra amara) is a species in the genus Lepra. 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.