common greasewort vs

Aneura pinguis compared with Hydnellum compactum

Key Differences

common greasewort is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (печёночные мхи)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (юнгерманиевые печёночники)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aneuraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aneura	Hydnellum
Species	Aneura pinguis	Hydnellum compactum

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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Habitat & Geographic Range

common greasewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.