alpine silverwort vs Drooping Tonguefern

Anthelia julacea compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Tracheophyta
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Antheliaceae Dryopteridaceae
Genus Anthelia Elaphoglossum
Species Anthelia julacea Elaphoglossum herminieri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine silverwort Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Drooping Tonguefern

No description available.

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