alpine silverwort vs

Anthelia julacea compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

  • alpine silverwort is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Antheliaceae Dacryobolaceae
Genus Anthelia Postia
Species Anthelia julacea Postia lowei

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine silverwort
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Postia lowei is a soft, white to cream-colored bracket fungus forming annual, shelf-like fruiting bodies on decaying conifer wood. It inhabits boreal and montane coniferous forests, growing on dead fallen logs and stumps. This brown-rot saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose of conifer wood, leaving characteristic brown cubical rot.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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