alpine silverwort vs Rust fungus

Anthelia julacea compared with Puccinia brachypodii

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Rust fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Rust fungus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Puccinia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Puccinia brachypodii

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Rust fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Rust fungus
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.

Rust fungus

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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