alpine silverwort vs Dog's Mercury Rust

Anthelia julacea compared with Melampsora populnea

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Dog's Mercury Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Anthelia	Melampsora
Species	Anthelia julacea	Melampsora populnea

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Dog's Mercury Rust
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.

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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