alpine silverwort vs Streamside Swordfern

Anthelia julacea compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Nephrolepis
Species	Anthelia julacea	Nephrolepis rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.