alpine silverwort vs Grayish Button Lichen

Anthelia julacea compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Diplotomma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Grayish Button Lichen
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.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.