alpine silverwort vs Woolly Foam

Anthelia julacea compared with Stereocaulon tomentosum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Woolly Foam is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Woolly Foam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Stereocaulon
Species	Anthelia julacea	Stereocaulon tomentosum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Foam

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Woolly Foam
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.

Woolly Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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