alpine silverwort vs Tunux moonwort

Anthelia julacea compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Botrychium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Botrychium tunux

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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