Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Delicate Stonewort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Characeae
Genus	Acarospora	Chara
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States