Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Hill Notchwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Barbilophozia sudetica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Hill Notchwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Anastrophyllaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Barbilophozia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Barbilophozia sudetica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Hill Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Hill Notchwort
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.

Hill Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.