alpine silverwort vs Jack's Scalewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

  • alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Antheliaceae Frullaniaceae
Genus Anthelia Frullania
Species Anthelia julacea Frullania jackii

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Jack's Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Jungermanniopsida. (Jungermanniopsida)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine silverwort Jack's Scalewort
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.

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.

Jack's Scalewort

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia