Blue star vs Crescent Map Lichen

Amsonia orientalis compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Rhizocarpon
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Crescent Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.