alpine silverwort vs Boulder Lichen

Anthelia julacea compared with Porpidia tuberculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Boulder Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)
Order	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Porpidia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Porpidia tuberculosa

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Boulder Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Boulder Lichen
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.

Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Boulder Lichen

The Boulder Lichen (Porpidia tuberculosa) is a species in the genus Porpidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden