Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Valley redstem

Acarospora fuscata compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Acarospora	Ammannia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Valley redstem
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.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States