alpine silverwort vs Leafless Ballart

Anthelia julacea compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Santalaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Exocarpos
Species	Anthelia julacea	Exocarpos aphyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

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.