alpine silverwort vs Cumberland Rock Shield

Anthelia julacea compared with Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Cumberland Rock Shield is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Cumberland Rock Shield
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Cumberland Rock Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Cumberland Rock Shield
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.

Cumberland Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.