Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Water yam

Acarospora fuscata compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Water yam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Dioscorea
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States