Butterfly-leaf vs Hoary Rosette Lichen

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Physcia aipolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Hoary Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Fabaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Physcia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Physcia aipolia

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Hoary Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Hoary Rosette Lichen
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.

Hoary Rosette Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.