Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs ground cholla

Acarospora fuscata compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	ground cholla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Cactaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Cylindropuntia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	ground cholla
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.

ground cholla

Habitat

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

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.