alpine silverwort vs Dark Stonewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Dark 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	Nitella
Species	Anthelia julacea	Nitella opaca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Dark 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.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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