alpine silverwort vs ground cholla

Anthelia julacea compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	ground cholla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Cylindropuntia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	ground cholla
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.

ground cholla

Habitat

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

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.