alpine silverwort vs Slender Stonewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Characeae
Genus	Anthelia	Nitella
Species	Anthelia julacea	Nitella gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Slender Stonewort
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.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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