alpine silverwort vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Anthelia julacea compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Rhizocarpon
Species	Anthelia julacea	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Single-Spored Map Lichen
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.

Single-Spored Map Lichen

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden