Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Hepatica

Acarospora fuscata compared with Hepatica nobilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Hepatica
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Hepatica
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Hepatica
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.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.