Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Thistle Rust

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Thistle Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Puccinia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Puccinia suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Thistle Rust share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (เห็ดรา)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States