alpine silverwort vs Ash Rust

Anthelia julacea compared with Puccinia sparganioidis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Ash Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Ash Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Puccinia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Puccinia sparganioidis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Ash Rust
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.

Ash Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.