alpine silverwort vs Water spangles

Anthelia julacea compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Water spangles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Salvinia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Salvinia minima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.