Alpine Rock-Cress vs Fragrant Crestwort

Arabis alpina compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Arabis	Lophocolea
Species	Arabis alpina	Lophocolea fragrans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Fragrant Crestwort
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).

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden