black currant-tree vs Moondust Speckled Lichen

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Punctelia caseana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Moondust Speckled Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Punctelia
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Punctelia caseana

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Moondust Speckled Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Moondust Speckled Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guyana.

Moondust Speckled Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.