Blistering Ammania vs Red Beard Lichen

Ammannia baccifera compared with Usnea rubicunda

Key Differences

Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Red Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Red Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Lythraceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Usnea
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Usnea rubicunda

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Red Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Red Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Red Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian