Black Stubble Lichen vs Bloodwort

Calicium abietinum compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• Black Stubble Lichen is Endangered while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Stubble Lichen	Bloodwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caliciaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Calicium	Achillea
Species	Calicium abietinum	Achillea millefolium

Conservation Status

Black Stubble Lichen

EN — Endangered

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Stubble Lichen	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Stubble Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Black Stubble Lichen

The Black Stubble Lichen (Calicium abietinum) is a species in the genus Calicium. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region, found across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and more.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States