Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs rose evening-primrose

Acarospora fuscata compared with Oenothera rosea

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while rose evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	rose evening-primrose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Acarospora	Oenothera
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Oenothera rosea

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

rose evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	rose evening-primrose
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.

rose evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal