alpine silverwort vs Convergent Stonewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Chara connivens

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Convergent Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Convergent Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Characeae
Genus	Anthelia	Chara
Species	Anthelia julacea	Chara connivens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Convergent Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Convergent Stonewort
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.

Convergent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden