alpine silverwort vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Anthelia julacea compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anthelia	Hydnellum
Species	Anthelia julacea	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.