alpine silverwort vs Fourstamen chickweed

Anthelia julacea compared with Cerastium diffusum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Fourstamen chickweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Fourstamen chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Cerastium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cerastium diffusum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Fourstamen chickweed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Fourstamen chickweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Fourstamen chickweed
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.

Fourstamen chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). 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