Alpine Bladder-fern vs Alpine Rock-Cress

Cystopteris alpina compared with Arabis alpina

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Alpine Rock-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Arabis
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Arabis alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Alpine Rock-Cress share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Alpine Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Alpine Bladder-fern

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden