Alpine Bladder-fern vs alpine silverwort

Cystopteris alpina compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	alpine silverwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Marchantiophyta (苔類)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Jungermanniales (ウロコゴケ目)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anthelia
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Anthelia julacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and alpine silverwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	alpine silverwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alpine Bladder-fern

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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