alpine silverwort vs Prickly Featherwort

Anthelia julacea compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Plagiochila
Species	Anthelia julacea	Plagiochila spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Prickly Featherwort share a common ancestor at the Order level: Jungermanniales. (Jungermanniales)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Prickly Featherwort
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.

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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