alpine silverwort vs Beech Tarcrust

Anthelia julacea compared with Biscogniauxia nummularia

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Beech Tarcrust is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Beech Tarcrust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Graphostromataceae
Genus	Anthelia	Biscogniauxia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Biscogniauxia nummularia

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Beech Tarcrust
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.

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Beech Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden