alpine silverwort vs Shallon

Anthelia julacea compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Shallon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Gaultheria
Species	Anthelia julacea	Gaultheria shallon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Shallon
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.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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