alpine lady's-mantle vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Alchemilla alpina compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)
Order	Rosales (розоцветные)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Caliciaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Buellia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Buellia badia

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Parasitic Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden