alpine silverwort vs limestone fern

Anthelia julacea compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ngành Rêu tản)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)
Family	Antheliaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (thực vật)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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