alpine silverwort vs Opposite Stonewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Chara contraria

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Opposite Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Opposite Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Characeae
Genus	Anthelia	Chara
Species	Anthelia julacea	Chara contraria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Opposite Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Opposite Stonewort
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.

Opposite Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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