alpine silverwort vs Pale Milkcap

Anthelia julacea compared with Lactarius pallidus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Pale Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Pale Milkcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Lactarius
Species	Anthelia julacea	Lactarius pallidus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Pale Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Pale Milkcap
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.

Pale Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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