Alpine Rock-Cress vs Grannyvine

Arabis alpina compared with Ipomoea tricolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Grannyvine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arabis	Ipomoea
Species	Arabis alpina	Ipomoea tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Grannyvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Grannyvine
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).

Grannyvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States