alpine silverwort vs Dark Shadow Lichen

Anthelia julacea compared with Phaeophyscia sciastra

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Dark Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Dark Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Phaeophyscia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Phaeophyscia sciastra

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Dark Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Dark Shadow Lichen
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.

Dark Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden