alpine silverwort vs Winter Stalk Puffball

Anthelia julacea compared with Tulostoma brumale

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Winter Stalk Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Winter Stalk Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Antheliaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anthelia	Tulostoma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Tulostoma brumale

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Winter Stalk Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Winter Stalk Puffball
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.

Winter Stalk Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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