Blackcurrant vs Tile Lichen

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Lecidea
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) 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.