alpine silverwort vs Thread Weed

Anthelia julacea compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Thread Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Ulva
Species	Anthelia julacea	Ulva compressa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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