Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs teasel

Acarospora fuscata compared with Dipsacus fullonum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	teasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Dipsacus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Dipsacus fullonum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	teasel
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.

teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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 4 countries:

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