Alpine Rock-Cress vs Floating Fern

Arabis alpina compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Arabis	Salvinia
Species	Arabis alpina	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Floating Fern
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).

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom