alpine silverwort vs False Puffball

Anthelia julacea compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mycetozoa
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Reticularia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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