alpine silverwort vs Least Stonewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Nitella confervacea

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Least Stonewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Least Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Characeae
Genus	Anthelia	Nitella
Species	Anthelia julacea	Nitella confervacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Least Stonewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Least Stonewort
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.

Least Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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