alpine silverwort vs Elastic Saddle

Anthelia julacea compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Helvella
Species	Anthelia julacea	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Elastic Saddle
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.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.