alpine silverwort vs Onion Earthball

Anthelia julacea compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Anthelia	Scleroderma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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