alpine silverwort vs Crowned Tooth

Anthelia julacea compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anthelia	Hydnellum
Species	Anthelia julacea	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Crowned Tooth
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.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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