alpine silverwort vs Barn Fern

Anthelia julacea compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Barn Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Asplenium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Barn Fern
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.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

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.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.