vs Evelyn's Buttons

Buellia aethalea compared with Buellia sharpiana

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Evelyn's Buttons is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Evelyn's Buttons
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family same	Caliciaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus same	Buellia	Buellia
Species	Buellia aethalea	Buellia sharpiana

Evolutionary Relationship

and Evelyn's Buttons share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buellia.

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Evelyn's Buttons

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Evelyn's Buttons
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Evelyn's Buttons

Buellia aethalea is a crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It grows on siliceous rock surfaces in exposed habitats and produces a grey to dark thallus with lecidine apothecia. It is widely distributed across temperate and boreal regions on suitable rock substrates.