Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Short Pipe-Wort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Eriocaulon
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Short Pipe-Wort
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.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.