Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs umkokolo

Acarospora fuscata compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Cobblestone Lichen umkokolo
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Acarosporales (Acarosporales) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Acarosporaceae Salicaceae
Genus Acarospora Dovyalis
Species Acarospora fuscata Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Cobblestone Lichen umkokolo
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Average Length
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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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

umkokolo

No description available.

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