alpine silverwort vs Birch Rust

Anthelia julacea compared with Melampsoridium betulinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Birch Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pucciniastraceae
Genus	Anthelia	Melampsoridium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Melampsoridium betulinum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Birch Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Birch 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.

Birch Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

Birch Rust

The Birch Rust (Melampsoridium betulinum) is a species in the genus Melampsoridium. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden