alpine bittercress vs alpine lady's-mantle

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Alchemilla alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	alpine lady's-mantle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Brassicaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cardamine	Alchemilla
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Alchemilla alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine bittercress and alpine lady's-mantle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	alpine lady's-mantle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden