Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Pencil Cedar

Acarospora fuscata compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Polyscias
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

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.