alpine silverwort vs Nightflowering silene

Anthelia julacea compared with Silene noctiflora

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Nightflowering silene is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Nightflowering silene
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Silene
Species	Anthelia julacea	Silene noctiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Nightflowering silene

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Nightflowering silene
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.

Nightflowering silene

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan, North Korea), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). 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