alpine silverwort vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Anthelia julacea compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Mesoptychia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Fitzgerald's Notchwort share a common ancestor at the Order level: Jungermanniales. (Jungermanniales)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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.

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway