Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Tansyleaf Nightshade

Acarospora fuscata compared with Solanum pinnatisectum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Tansyleaf Nightshade
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Solanum
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Solanum pinnatisectum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Tansyleaf Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Tansyleaf Nightshade
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.

Tansyleaf Nightshade

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.