Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Ghostwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Acarospora	Aneura
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Ghostwort
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.

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.