alpine silverwort vs Welsh onion

Anthelia julacea compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Welsh onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Welsh onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ngành Rêu tản)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Asparagales (Bộ Măng tây)
Family	Antheliaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Allium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Allium fistulosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Welsh onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Welsh onion
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.

Welsh onion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). 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