Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Rough Bedstraw

Acarospora fuscata compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Galium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Rough Bedstraw
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.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.