alpine silverwort vs

Anthelia julacea compared with Schizothrix calcicola

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Leptolyngbyales (Leptolyngbyales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Trichocoleusaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Schizothrix
Species	Anthelia julacea	Schizothrix calcicola

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Schizothrix calcicola is a filamentous cyanobacterium known for forming dense, calcareous crusts on rocks and soils in various terrestrial and aquatic habitats. It contains multiple trichomes within a common, multilayered sheath, contributing to biofilm and biocrust formation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden