alpine silverwort vs Black Crystalwort

Anthelia julacea compared with Riccia nigrella

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Black Crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Riccia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Riccia nigrella

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Black Crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Marchantiophyta. (liverwort)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Black Crystalwort
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.

Black Crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Black Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway