Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Stinking chamomile

Acarospora fuscata compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acarospora	Anthemis
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States