alpine dandelion vs Alpine Rock-Cress

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Arabis alpina

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Alpine Rock-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Taraxacum	Arabis
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Arabis alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine dandelion and Alpine Rock-Cress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Alpine Rock-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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 dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada