Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs greater broomrape

Acarospora fuscata compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Orobanche
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal