Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Wild Lettuce

Acarospora fuscata compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acarospora	Lactuca
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Wild Lettuce
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.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), 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.