alpine silverwort vs Melancholy Thistle

Anthelia julacea compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Antheliaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthelia	Cirsium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cirsium heterophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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