alpine draba vs alpine silverwort

Draba alpina compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• alpine draba is Near Threatened while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine draba	alpine silverwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Draba	Anthelia
Species	Draba alpina	Anthelia julacea

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine draba and alpine silverwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine draba

NT — Near Threatened

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine draba	alpine silverwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

alpine draba

The Alpine draba (Draba alpina) is a species in the genus Draba. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden