alpine silverwort vs Appalachian Polypody

Anthelia julacea compared with Polypodium appalachianum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Appalachian Polypody
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Polypodium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Polypodium appalachianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Appalachian Polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Appalachian Polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.

Appalachian Polypody

The Appalachian Polypody (Polypodium appalachianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.