Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Neglected Sunflower

Acarospora fuscata compared with Helianthus neglectus

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Neglected Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Neglected Sunflower
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acarospora	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Helianthus neglectus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Neglected Sunflower
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.

Neglected Sunflower

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.