alpine silverwort vs Crowned Pixie-Cup

Anthelia julacea compared with Cladonia carneola

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Crowned Pixie-Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Crowned Pixie-Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Cladonia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cladonia carneola

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Pixie-Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Crowned Pixie-Cup
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.

Crowned Pixie-Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.