alpine silverwort vs Goa-bean

Anthelia julacea compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

  • alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort Goa-bean
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Antheliaceae Fabaceae
Genus Anthelia Psophocarpus
Species Anthelia julacea Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Goa-bean share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine silverwort Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.

Goa-bean

No description available.

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