alpine silverwort vs Needle Rust

Anthelia julacea compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Chrysomyxa
Species	Anthelia julacea	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Needle Rust
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.

Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden