chainfruit vs Pine Crust

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Alyxia	Peniophora
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Pine Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.