alpine silverwort vs Oakes scalewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Frullania oakesiana

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Oakes scalewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Oakes scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Frullania
Species	Anthelia julacea	Frullania oakesiana

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Oakes scalewort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Jungermanniopsida. (Jungermanniopsida)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Oakes scalewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Oakes scalewort
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.

Oakes scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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