alpine lady's-mantle vs ground cholla

Alchemilla alpina compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	ground cholla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cactaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Cylindropuntia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

ground cholla

Habitat

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

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).