Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Greater dodder

Acarospora fuscata compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Cuscuta
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Greater dodder
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 dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.