Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Gunpowder tree

Acarospora fuscata compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Melochia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Gunpowder tree
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.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and 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.