alpine silverwort vs Beard Lichen

Anthelia julacea compared with Usnea subgracilis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (ลิเวอร์เวิร์ต)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Usnea
Species	Anthelia julacea	Usnea subgracilis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Beard 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.

Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Beard Lichen

The Beard Lichen (Usnea subgracilis) is a species in the genus Usnea. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway