Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen vs Tree Jelly

Collema pulcellum compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen is Not Evaluated while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen	Tree Jelly
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family same	Collemataceae	Collemataceae
Genus same	Collema	Collema
Species	Collema pulcellum	Collema subflaccidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen and Tree Jelly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Collema.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen	Tree Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

The Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen (Collema pulcellum) is a species in the genus Collema. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States