Alpine Rock-Cress vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Arabis alpina compared with Nymphoides cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Brassicaceae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Arabis	Nymphoides
Species	Arabis alpina	Nymphoides cordata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Eight-Angled Floatingheart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States