alpine silverwort vs Juniper Disco

Anthelia julacea compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Pithya
Species	Anthelia julacea	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Juniper Disco
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.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden