Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen vs bristly bearberry

Cladonia decorticata compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Cladonia	Arctostaphylos
Species	Cladonia decorticata	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

The Branching pixie pebblehorn lichen (Cladonia decorticata) is a species in the genus Cladonia. 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.