alpine silverwort vs Red-Banded Polypore

Anthelia julacea compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Fomitopsis
Species	Anthelia julacea	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Red-Banded Polypore
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.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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