Boulder Lichen vs bristly bearberry

Porpidia tuberculosa compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boulder Lichen	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Lecideaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Porpidia	Arctostaphylos
Species	Porpidia tuberculosa	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Boulder Lichen

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boulder Lichen	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Boulder Lichen

The Boulder Lichen (Porpidia tuberculosa) is a species in the genus Porpidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.