Ast-Weichbecherchen vs Flatteriges Weichbecherchen

Mollisia ramealis compared with Mollisia ventosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ast-Weichbecherchen	Flatteriges Weichbecherchen
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class same	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order same	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family same	Mollisiaceae	Mollisiaceae
Genus same	Mollisia	Mollisia
Species	Mollisia ramealis	Mollisia ventosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ast-Weichbecherchen and Flatteriges Weichbecherchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mollisia.

Conservation Status

Ast-Weichbecherchen

LC — Least Concern

Flatteriges Weichbecherchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ast-Weichbecherchen	Flatteriges Weichbecherchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ast-Weichbecherchen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Flatteriges Weichbecherchen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Ast-Weichbecherchen

Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden