alpine silverwort vs Big Astragalus

Anthelia julacea compared with Astragalus magnificus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Big Astragalus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Big Astragalus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Antheliaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Astragalus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Astragalus magnificus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Big Astragalus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Big Astragalus
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.

Big Astragalus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Big Astragalus

The Big Astragalus (Astragalus magnificus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.