alpine silverwort vs Queen sago

Anthelia julacea compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Queen sago
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Cycas
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cycas circinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Queen sago
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.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.