alpine silverwort vs Red melastome

Anthelia julacea compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Red melastome
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Anthelia	Melastoma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Melastoma sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in 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.