alpine silverwort vs cross-leaved heath

Anthelia julacea compared with Erica tetralix

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while cross-leaved heath is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	cross-leaved heath
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Erica
Species	Anthelia julacea	Erica tetralix

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and cross-leaved heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

cross-leaved heath

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	cross-leaved heath
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.

cross-leaved heath

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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