Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Acarospora fuscata compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acarospora	Potentilla
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	one-flowered cinquefoil
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.

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway