Black Sheet Lichen vs Blackboard Tree

Parmotrema reticulatum compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Black Sheet Lichen is Not Evaluated while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sheet Lichen	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Parmotrema	Alstonia
Species	Parmotrema reticulatum	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Black Sheet Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sheet Lichen	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sheet Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, 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.

Black Sheet Lichen

The Black Sheet Lichen (Parmotrema reticulatum) is a species in the genus Parmotrema. Native to Asia and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States