Frosted Rock Tripe vs Granulating Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria americana compared with Umbilicaria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Rock Tripe	Granulating Rocktripe Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)
Order same	Umbilicariales (石耳目)	Umbilicariales (石耳目)
Family same	Umbilicariaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus same	Umbilicaria	Umbilicaria
Species	Umbilicaria americana	Umbilicaria hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Rock Tripe and Granulating Rocktripe Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Umbilicaria.

Conservation Status

Frosted Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Granulating Rocktripe Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Rock Tripe	Granulating Rocktripe Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Granulating Rocktripe Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States