alpine silverwort vs floating crystalwort

Anthelia julacea compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Riccia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and floating crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Marchantiophyta. (liverwort)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden