Broken Hill Gidgee vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Acacia loderi compared with Lecidea lapicida

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Fabaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Acacia	Lecidea
Species	Acacia loderi	Lecidea lapicida

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

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

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.