Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs grass-leaf sweet-flag

Acarospora fuscata compared with Acorus gramineus

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while grass-leaf sweet-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	grass-leaf sweet-flag
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Acoraceae
Genus	Acarospora	Acorus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Acorus gramineus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

grass-leaf sweet-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	grass-leaf sweet-flag
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.

grass-leaf sweet-flag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.