Alpine Foam Lichen vs alpine silverwort

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	alpine silverwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Stereocaulon	Anthelia
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Anthelia julacea

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	alpine silverwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Foam Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alpine Foam Lichen

The Alpine Foam Lichen (Stereocaulon alpinum) is a species in the genus Stereocaulon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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