alpine silverwort vs arrowroot

Anthelia julacea compared with Thalia geniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort arrowroot
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Salpida (Salpida)
Family Antheliaceae Salpidae
Genus Anthelia Thalia
Species Anthelia julacea Thalia geniculata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine silverwort arrowroot
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.

arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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