Allegheny Monkey-Flower vs Alpine Rock-Cress

Mimulus ringens compared with Arabis alpina

Key Differences

• Allegheny Monkey-Flower is Not Evaluated while Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Monkey-Flower	Alpine Rock-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Phrymaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Mimulus	Arabis
Species	Mimulus ringens	Arabis alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Allegheny Monkey-Flower and Alpine Rock-Cress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Monkey-Flower	Alpine Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Sweden, and United States.

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Allegheny Monkey-Flower

The Allegheny Monkey-Flower (Mimulus ringens) is a species in the genus Mimulus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States