alpine silverwort vs Reticulate Thistle

Anthelia julacea compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Antheliaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthelia	Onopordum
Species	Anthelia julacea	Onopordum nervosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Reticulate Thistle
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.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.