alpine silverwort vs Marbled False Truffle

Anthelia julacea compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Elaphomyces
Species	Anthelia julacea	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Marbled False Truffle
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.

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.