Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Vegetable fern

Acarospora fuscata compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Diplazium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States