alpine silverwort vs five-ranked peat moss

Anthelia julacea compared with Sphagnum quinquefarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	five-ranked peat moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Bryophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Sphagnum
Species	Anthelia julacea	Sphagnum quinquefarium

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and five-ranked peat moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

five-ranked peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	five-ranked peat moss
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.

five-ranked peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden