Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs pale moonwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Botrychium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.