alpine silverwort vs Asterisk Lichen

Anthelia julacea compared with Arthonia radiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Asterisk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Arthoniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Arthonia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Arthonia radiata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Asterisk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Asterisk Lichen
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.

Asterisk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.

Asterisk Lichen

The Asterisk Lichen (Arthonia radiata) is a species in the genus Arthonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden