Blue star vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Amsonia orientalis compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Cladonia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
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.

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.