Alpine Chickweed vs Arctic daisy

Cerastium alpinum compared with Arctanthemum arcticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Chickweed	Arctic daisy
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cerastium	Arctanthemum
Species	Cerastium alpinum	Arctanthemum arcticum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Chickweed and Arctic daisy share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Chickweed	Arctic daisy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Alpine Chickweed

The Alpine Chickweed (Cerastium alpinum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. 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 Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States