Black Sheet Lichen vs chainfruit

Parmotrema reticulatum compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Black Sheet Lichen is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sheet Lichen	chainfruit
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	Alyxia
Species	Parmotrema reticulatum	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Black Sheet Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sheet Lichen	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.