alpine silverwort vs Glaucous Beard-moss

Anthelia julacea compared with Didymodon glaucus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Glaucous Beard-moss is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Glaucous Beard-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Bryophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Didymodon
Species	Anthelia julacea	Didymodon glaucus

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Glaucous Beard-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Beard-moss

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Glaucous Beard-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.

Glaucous Beard-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. 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