alpine silverwort vs hooked-pepperwort

Anthelia julacea compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Marsilea
Species	Anthelia julacea	Marsilea vestita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	hooked-pepperwort
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.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. 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.