alpine silverwort vs Welsh Bristle-moss

Anthelia julacea compared with Orthotrichum cambrense

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Welsh Bristle-moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Welsh Bristle-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Bryophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Orthotrichales (Orthotrichales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Orthotrichaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Orthotrichum
Species	Anthelia julacea	Orthotrichum cambrense

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Welsh Bristle-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Welsh Bristle-moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Welsh Bristle-moss
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.

Welsh Bristle-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway