Centuryplant vs Limestone Disc Lichen

Agave americana compared with Lecidella stigmatea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Limestone Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Lecanoraceae
Genus	Agave	Lecidella
Species	Agave americana	Lecidella stigmatea

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Limestone Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Limestone Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal