Butterfly-leaf vs Dune Cup

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Fabaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Peziza
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Dune Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.