Alpine Chickweed vs Regel's chickweed

Cerastium alpinum compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Alpine Chickweed is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Chickweed	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus same	Cerastium	Cerastium
Species	Cerastium alpinum	Cerastium regelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Chickweed and Regel's chickweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cerastium.

Conservation Status

Alpine Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Chickweed	Regel's chickweed
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.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden