Bloodwort vs Spotted Wart Lichen

Achillea millefolium compared with Pertusaria paratuberculifera

Key Differences

• Bloodwort is Least Concern while Spotted Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Spotted Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Achillea	Pertusaria
Species	Achillea millefolium	Pertusaria paratuberculifera

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Spotted Wart Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Spotted Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway