Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Eastern Waterleaf

Acarospora fuscata compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Hydrophyllum
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Eastern Waterleaf
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.

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.