Butterfly-leaf vs Lesser Rocktripe

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Lesser Rocktripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Lesser Rocktripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Fabaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Umbilicaria
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Rocktripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Lesser Rocktripe
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.

Lesser Rocktripe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.